Child labour usually means work done by children under the age of fifteen‚ which limits or damages their physical‚ mental‚ social or psychological development. Some work does not harm children and may in fact be beneficial for them. Most people agree that when we talk about child labour‚ we refer to something in tolerable - young children denied school and play working simply to live‚ in dangerous conditions. Some of the worst child labour abuses involve mostly four and five year olds. About 250
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Essay Topic: Sweatshops/Child Labour Introductory Quote: "There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness." - Mahatma Gandhi Thesis Statement: In underdeveloped nations‚ sweatshops may appear to improve economic growth and the lives of their workers‚ however‚ they have numerous negative repercussions on society. Controlling Idea #1: Ethical Workers aren’t given fair wages from their employer. In Bangladesh and India‚ the average sweatshop worker makes $2-$3 a day
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Child labour From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first general laws against child labour‚ the Factory Acts‚ were passed in Britain in the first half of the 19th century. Children younger than nine were not allowed to work and the work day of youth under the age of 18 was limited to twelve hours.[1] Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries
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A freedom Song Atieno washes dishes‚ Atieno plucks the chicken‚ Atieno gets up early‚ Beds her sacks down in the kitchen‚ Atieno eight years old‚ Atieno Yo. Since she is my sister’s child Atieno needs no pay‚ While she works my wife can sit Sewing every sunny day: With her earnings I support Atieno Yo. Atieno’s sly and jealous‚ Bad example to the kids Since she minds them‚ like a schoolgirl Wants their dresses‚ shoes and beads‚ Atieno ten years old‚ Atieno Yo. Now my wife
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Background Child Labour is a condemnable phenomenon and elimination of child labour is a feasible objective. It must be eradicated altogether‚ for democratic and healthy growth of the society. Children should grow into adulthood through love and care‚ education and training. Health of the society depends upon the physical‚ moral and spiritual development of its children. The awareness of the problem provided basis for the enactment of the Employment of Children Act‚ 1991 followed by a number
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The problem of child labor exploitation is a major challenge to the progress of developing countries. Children work at the cost of their right to education which leaves them permanently trapped in the poverty cycle‚ without the education and literacy required for better-paying jobs. This is particularly serious in India as it tops the list with the highest number of child labourers in the world. The 2001 national Census of India estimated the total number of child labour‚ aged 5-14‚ to be at 12.6
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Child Labour in India Child labour has emerged as an increasingly important issue‚ reflecting heightened sensitivity to problems at all levels. The Constitution of India and successive governments have targeted its elimination and promoted universalisation of education. EVERY YEAR in June‚ the world community celebrates Anti-Child Labour Day. And in increasing combination‚ various specialised agencies and non-government organisations (NGOs) have in recent years placed child labour‚ especially its
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certain particular context‚ work formed a part of the training process of the child and prepared him for adult life and did not involve exploitation. ( Weiner‚ M. 1991) 4. In India there is law that children under the age of 18 should not work but‚ there is no outright ban on child labor‚ and the practice is generally permitted in most industries except those deemed "hazardous". Although a law in October 2006 banned child labor in hotels‚ restaurants‚ and as domestic servants‚ there continues to
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The text is a speech “Florence Kelley Speaks Against Child Labor” from Irene Stuber‚ Hot Springs National Park. The intended audience of this speech is the citizens in the United States‚ especially people who are the entrepreneurs of the American industries‚ the US government officials and legislators. Targeted at both genders‚ this speech targets at adults. This is because adults have the ability to voice out and take action against child labour in the society‚ they are able to give a helping hand
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THEOCARCY- religious group rules TYRANNY- form of dictatorship‚ tyrant holds vast if not absolute power BIRT THIS HOUSE SUPPORTS CHILD LABOUR Individual VS a whole PROP Arguments: 1. 3rd world countries depend on child labour 2. Safer methods can be used to protect the children-child labour does not have to be immoral-“CHILD DOMESTIC WORK” 1. Child labour supports several 3rd world countries’ economies‚ cannot be simply removed with the hopes that these countries will sustain Economic
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