Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'Child Labor'.
(a) What is child labour? (b) Of what rights are the working children deprived? (c) Where do they work? (d) Why do they suffer from malnutrition? (e) Who should act to protect their rights and stop their labour? (f) What should be done to develop their living standard?
CHILD LABOUR
A boy or girl below the age of fifteen is called a child. The manual labor given by children is called child labour. Children employed to earn .money are deprived of proper education. They grow up to be illiterate and ignorant. They also do not have a proper growth of mind' and body. They are also deprived of living a normal life in a loving environment. All the child labourers in Bangladesh are manual workers. They have to work very hard to earn their living. The work they do is usually unfit for them. From their early age they start working as servants at other houses. They even-work in cheap hotels and shops. Many children are found on the streets breaking stones or bricks for house-building. They are also found doing dangerous work like welding. Some children work as street hawkers. They sell different items to the passers-by. Some work in factories, some polish boots and some even work as rickshaw-pullers. In the rural areas, we have a different picture. The children are engaged in farming and rearing which is very difficult. They are not given proper food and cloths. They are always half-fed and suffer from malnutrition. Child labour is banned all around the world but the law in this respect is not implemented sturdily. So, the law should be implemented strictly to ban child labour. It is the responsibility of the government as well as society to protect their rights and give them education. Child labour should be banned by legislation. Parents must be conscious of sending their children somewhere to learn instead of sending them to earn.
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