Child Labor in Bangladesh Road Map Definition Child labor refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. Global Aspects According to the ILO Global Number in child labor has declined by one Third since 2000, From 246 million to 168 children. More than half of them, 85 million ,are in hazardous work. Local Aspects LAws International Laws Declaration of the Rights of the Child 1959[2] Minimum Age Convention 1973[6] U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 Optional Protocols to the CRC on Sex Trafficking, Armed Conflict  Bangladesh enacted the Labor Act in 2006,which includes a chapter on child labor. The Ministry of Labor and Employment has recently adopted a National Child Labor Elimination Policy 2010,which provides a framework to eradicate all forms of child labor by 2015 The Vicious Cycle Impacts of Child Labor Less education Social and economic effects Child’s health A way for unhealthy, illiterate new generation Increases of drug addict Prevalence Solutions Providing access to education. Changing Social norms. Strengthening Legal Protection against child labor. Social protection for vulnerable children. Capacity building of child-protection workers.

2. ROAD MAP
Definition & Types
Aspects
Causes
Impacts
Law
Prevalence
Solutions
Conclusion
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3. DEFINITION
Child labor refers to the employment of children in any work
that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their
ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally,
physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.
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4. TYPES OF CHILD LABOR
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• Agriculture
• Automobile Workshop
• Hotel Work
• Stone /marbel Cutting
• Carrying Dustbin
• Street Work
• And Much More

5. GLOBALASPECTS
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According to the ILO Global Number in child labor has
declined by one Third since 2000, From 246 million to 168
children.
More than half of them, 85 million ,are in hazardous work.
Asia and the Pacific Still has largest number. Almost 78
million or 9.3% of child population.
But the Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region with
highest incidence of child labor (59 million ,over 21%).
There are 13 million (8.8%) of children in child labor in Latin
America.
Child labor among girls fell by 40% since 2000,compared to 25% for boys

6. LOCAL ASPECTS
Working Children , aged 5-17 7.4 million
Working Children ,aged 5-14 4.7 million
Child Labourers , aged 5-17 3.2 million
Child engaged in hazardous labor,
aged 5-17
1.3 million
Child domestic Workers 421,000
Percentage of children (aged 5-14)
engaged in child labor (2006)
National 12.8%,Slum 19.1%,Tribal
17.6%
1. ILO, Basline Survey on Child labor in Bangladesh,2006
2.BBS/UNICEF ,Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006, October 2007
All Other Statistics From Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics ,Report on National
Child labor Survey,2002-2003
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7. LAWS
• International Laws
Declaration of the Rights of the Child 1959[2]
Minimum Age Convention 1973[6]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
Optional Protocols to the CRC on Sex Trafficking, Armed
Conflict
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8. LEGISLATION IN BANGLADESH
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Bangladesh enacted the Labor Act in 2006,which
includes a chapter on child labor.
The Ministry of Labor and Employment has recently
adopted a National Child Labor Elimination Policy
2010,which provides a framework to eradicate all forms
of child labor by 2015

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CAUSES

10. THE VICIOUS CYCLE
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11. IMPACTS OF CHILD LABOR
Less education
Social and economic effects
Child’s health
A way for unhealthy, illiterate new
generation
Increases of drug addict
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13. PREVALENCE
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15. SOLUTIONS
 Providing access to education.
 Changing Social norms.
 Strengthening Legal Protection against child
labor.
 Social protection for vulnerable children.
 Capacity building of child-protection workers.
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16. CONCLUSION
The social malady of child
labor can be brought under
control, if each individual
takes responsibility of
reporting about anyone
employing a child below the
age of 14years.
Thus, instead of ignoring
on should find out about
reporting child labor and how
such children can actually be
saved.
Child labor can be
controlled if the government
functions effectively with the
support of the public
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