Child labour is a system of involving children in any economic activity. Children at the age of playing engage themselves into economic activity for their family. Child labour can be seen throughout the country in a wide way.
The causes, effects and solution of Child labour are briefly mentioned below:
Causes: The major causes of child labour in India are:
- Unemployment,
- Poverty,
- Illiteracy, and
- Low standard of living.
If the above problems can be resolved from the Indian society, then the country will have less social issues.
Due to unemployment of the parents, children do not get proper education and are forced to get involved in child labour. Educated people are less likely to engage their child as child labours. In general, educated people want to keep up a certain level of standard and live a respectable life. On the contrary, poor and illiterate people are not even aware of the evil effects of child labour.
Effects: The negative effects or major disadvantages of child labour include:
- Child labour is an inhuman practice. The mental growth of the children engaged in child labour is checked.
- Children get less time and opportunity to go to school. They are deprived from education which makes them illiterate.
- Child labour obstructs personal growth. The standard of living of people remains low.
- Child labour destroys their childhood.
- Children are the future pillars of the economy and involving them into child labour will only make those pillars weak. Ultimately, child labour affects the country’s growth.
Solution: The main solution to child labour is:
- Imparting education and knowledge to children.
- If incomes of the parents can be increased then it is possible for the children’s to get education.
- Government will have to take more steps towards proper enforcement of labour laws.
- People who are employed and are above the poverty line should take steps towards replacing child workers with adult workers. It will benefit not only the society, but the country at large.