CHILD LABOUR
What is Child Labour? Before actually dwelling on the essay on child labour, let us first explore and understand what does this term means. The term “child labour” is typically described by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as work that: deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and is destructive to their physical and mental development. It refers to employment that is risky and damaging to children on a mental, physical, social, or moral level; and/or interferes with their education by denying them the opportunity to attend school; forcing them to leave school early, or causing them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. Child Labour in India As per the International Labour Organisation, Child Labour is defined as: “Work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” Referred to as a social evil, child labour in...