ANOTHER SHIFT

‘Child labor’ is a human right issued and referred to the employment of a child. This practice is considered exploitative and is illegal in several countries. Child labor was employed to unreliable extents through most of the history, but in later times it became a serious matter of public dispute with changes in working conditions during industrialization with the coming out of the concepts of the workers’ and children rights. Thus it is not socially pleasing but is legally restricted in the majority of the world.

But glancing at this issue from the economic perspective, it becomes a necessity of the poorer division of the society, particularly in developing countries where families have many children with the only intention of getting in more income to survive. It is mainly in case of domestic help, factory work, mining, agriculture, and many more odd jobs. A number of children work as guides for the tourists bringing in business for stores in where they also work as waiters. Whereas other children are forced to do deadly and cyclical jobs like: gathering boxes, polishing shoes, collecting store products, or even cleaning.

Nevertheless, most child laborers are forced to embark on all type of job in all weather being paid minimal amount. The jobs in where the children are engaged are hazardous and affect the children, affecting their health conditions, strength, vision and hearing working in mines, construction sites, and carrying heavy loads are some of the activities that put children at physical risk. Jobs in the glass and brassware industry in India are where children are exposed to high temperatures. They often use heavy and sharp tools which are dangerous. Further than that, there are also emotional, social, and moral risks that they have.

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