9/16/2023 0 Comments Viscous cyndicate![]() ![]() According to a World Food Organisation survey, 57 per cent of children work for food. Although 90 per cent go to primary school, more than half drop out before completing school. According to a report released by UNICEF, there are currently more than 60 million children in the country. According to the Department of Labour, there are 6.9 million child labourers in the country. About 22,000 children die every year due to trafficking, terrorism and torture. One out of every six children is engaged in child labour. This day is celebrated in countries around the world, including Bangladesh, every year.Īccording to the ILO survey, the number of child labourers in the world is about 366.0 million. The International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child say in the context of child labour: ‘When a labour or work environment becomes dangerous and detrimental to the physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development of a child, it shall be deemed to be child labour.’ UNICEF defines child labour as ‘the kind of work that interferes with a child’s health and education.’ The International Labour Organisation has been observing World Day Against Child Labour on June 12 since 2002 to protect the rights of children and eliminate risky child labour. In 2006, under Section 2 (63) of the Bangladesh Labour Act, ‘child’ means a person who has not reached the age of 14 years while the National Children’s Policy 2011 refers to a person under the age of 18. On June 1, 2003, the child’s age was set at 16 years. The National Child Policy formulated in 1994 made the age of children 14 years. In 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stated that 18 years would be the maximum period for a child. In 1974, the Children’s Act raised the age of a child to 16 years. In the context of Bangladesh, the first and foremost cause of child labour is ‘economic hardship.’ There have been various studies on child age and child labour. The children of the families afflicted by the cruelty of poverty are helpless and forced to engage in child labour. SUNAMGANJ HAOR EMBANKMENT PROJECTS 40pc works still to be done as deadline missed.New, outlying district public univs failing to woo students.Not for anyone to walk dully along, and away.Foreigners working illegally go unchecked.Follies in following in the footstep of Hindi.Indian media report warrants no response: foreign ministry.Quota-system of job distribution needs to be reformed.Government must protect civilians in frontiers. ![]()
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