Child labour

Definition of child labour
Child labour is the employment of children in a manner that deprives them of their childhood, and is harmful to their physical and mental development. Child labour is a big issue all around the world but it is more among underdeveloped countries.
Kinds of child labour:

• Domestic work: Very common and sometimes seen as acceptable and fully legal. It is practiced in the family home or outside. When it is outside home, children – almost always girls – work many hours, trying to obtain something for their family like food or water. They have no chance to go to school and become isolated from their family and friends, stealing their childhood.

* Agricultural work: Many children are employed in the agriculture sector. They often work on their family farm or work with their whole family for an employer.

* Work in industries: This work can be regular or casual, legal or illegal. It includes jobs such as carpet weaving, gemstone polishing, making garments, chemicals, glassware, fireworks, matches or a range of other products. These tasks expose children to hazardous chemicals that might lead to poisoning, respiratory and skin diseases, radiant heat, fire and explosions, eyesight and hearing damage cuts, burns and even death.

* Work in mines and quarries: Child labour is most commonly found in small-scale mines in rural areas. They work for many hours without adequate protective equipment and training. Child miners may suffer from physical strain, fatigue and muscular and skeletal systems disorders.

* Military: Children are often drawn into armed conflict and forced to be soldiers or to work for armed forces.

* Prostitution and child trafficking: It is one of the worst forms of child labour. The dangers faced by children are extreme and range from moral corruption to sexually transmitted diseases to death. Work in the informal economy: This includes a whole range of activities such as shoe cleaning, begging,