Consequences of Child Labour
- Risk of occupational diseases like lungs and T.B. They are generally involved in brick kilns, crackers making, and carpet weaving
- Vulnerable to sexual exploitation, especially the girl child.
- Child trafficking and child abuse start from child labor.
- Deprived of education and remain unskilled their whole life due to lack of opportunities which continue the cycle of poverty from one generation to another.
- Threat to the national economy causes severe short and long-term consequences in the form of education and skill set.
Child Labour Report by International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization has been the tripartite U.N. agency since 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles. Its headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization works with the government, employers, and workers of 187 members. It sets labor standards and develops policies and programs that promote a supportive atmosphere for children and women and promotes internationally recognized labor and human rights.
As per ILO, “Child labor is defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and mental development.” It includes work that affects the child’s mental, physical, social, and moral aspects. It also talks about those work and their timing which affects their school hour and even their ability to concentrate during school hours. ILO has listed the work which does not come into child labor and doesn’t affect a child’s health and personal development, like helping their parents and earning pocket money outside school hours.
The United Nations considers June 12 as the ‘World Day Against Child Labour. ILO launched this day in 2002 to bring attention to the evil practices and to tackle the global issue.