Poverty is undoubtedly a dominant factor in the use of child labour; families on or below the poverty line force their children into work to supplement their household’s meagre income. Eradicating poverty, however, is only the first step on the road to eliminating child labour. Many other factors conspire to drive children into employment, none of which is unique to any one country or any one family’s circumstances. Child labour does more than deprive children of their education and mental and physical development - their childhood is stolen. Immature and inexperienced child labourers may be completely unaware of the short and long term risks involved in their work. Working long hours, child labourers are often denied a basic school education, normal social interaction, personal development and emotional support from their family. Prevalence of child labour is more or less seen in all periods and it varies in nature and dimension depending on the socio-economic conditions prevailing in the country’s economy. This book will be highly useful to academic people, anthropologists, policymakers, NGOs, research students, Development agencies and others, interested in studying the growing problems of child labour.
Pages : viii, 264
Subject : Social Work
ISBN : 978-1-990088-68-1
Year: 2021
Author: Roy Turner
Publisher: Occam Academic Press Ltd.
Binding : Hardbound
Price: US$ 189
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