The main causes of child labour include poverty, unemployment, and excess population. Among these, poverty is the primary cause of child labour. You must have observed that poor families have more number of children, so it becomes very difficult for them to survive on the income of only one family member which is also quite less. So they make their small children their source of income. They make their children work in factories, shops, even selling items on streets. Some parents even carry infants on the streets to earn money from begging. There are very bad effects of child labour for our society, which forces some children to steal things from others in order to satisfy their daily living. Many small girls are even made to indulge in prostitution. Some percentage of child labour also comes from harassment by parents, step-parents or relatives.
Hence to eliminate this problem, various organizations are fighting against child labour by helping children and imparting education among that part of society from where majority of the child labour comes. However, this is not enough. I feel that poor families should be given knowledge about family planning/control so that they are not burdened by children. It would be advisable not to keep small children at home for taking domestic help in daily household chores.
Let us all take some step in this direction so that we can bring smiles to many faces and make this world a beautiful place for a child to live in.
This is one of the many causes of Child Labour...
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