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8. INTRODUCTION
“Child Labor” is defined as work that deprives
children of their childhood, their potential and their
dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental
development.

9. INTRODUCTION
It is mentally, physically, socially or morally
dangerous and harmful to children;
Interferes with their schooling by:
depriving them of the opportunity to attend school;
Obliging them to leave school prematurely;
Requiring them to attempt to combine school
attendance with excessively long and heavy work.

10. Child labor distribution by branch of
economic activity

13. Child Labor Affecting Education
Deprivation of the opportunity to attend school,
The work becoming a cause for dropping out of school,
The child being required to attempt to combine school
attendance with excessively long and heavy work

14. CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTUR

15. CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTURE
Worldwide 60 percent of all child laborer’s in the age group 5-17 years’ work
in agriculture , including farming, fishing, aquaculture, forestry, and livestock.
(67.5%) of child laborers are unpaid family members
About 59 percent of all children in hazardous work aged 5–17 are in
agriculture.
It is important to distinguish between light duties that do no harm to the
child and child labor

16. NDARD OF CHILDLABOR IN AGRICULTURE SEC
Child Labor Laws and state laws to help protect
you at work. These laws tell you what hours you
can work and at what jobs you can work if you
are less than 16 years old.

17. NDARD OF CHILDLABOR IN AGRICULTURE SEC
Teenworker - rights:-
Training about health and safety
Paying you at least the minimum wage for your work.
Working only the limited hours and at the types of work permitted by state and federal
laws.
Federal child labor laws apply to agricultural work if you are under 16 years old.
Paying you for medical care if you get injured or sick because of your job.
Access to handwashing facilities, toilets, and potable drinking water must be provided by
employers of 11 or more field workers. Field Sanitation.

18. NDARD OF CHILDLABOR IN AGRICULTURE SEC
Teen worker- responsibilities:-
Follow all child labor laws that apply to you.
Follow all safety rules and instructions.
Use any provided safety equipment and protective clothing.
Wash your hands before eating or drinking in the fields.
Never drink irrigation water.
Know what to do in case of an emergency.
Report any health and safety hazards to your supervisor.

19. GAPS OF CHILD LABOUR IN AGRICULTUT
Widespread poverty and the country’s weak education system are widely
accepted.
A high tolerance for child labor, political volatility and conflict in the country
also exacerbate the problem and can hinder the implementation of actions
against it.
A large number of children are affected by devastation caused by natural
disasters in the country such as the floods of 2010 and 2011.
The increase in school dropouts coupled with a populationgrowthis further
contributing to the intensification of child labor.

20. CHILDLABOR IN PAKISTAN

22. CHILDLABOR LAWS
In addition to Federal child labor laws, every state has specific
laws that address child labor issues. When federal and state
standards are different, the rules that provide the most
protection to youth workers will apply. Employers must comply
with both federal and applicable state laws, as states minimum
wage law, or minimum age requirements for employment.

23. CHILDLABOR LAWS
Federal child labor laws are established by the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA). The FLSA child labor provisions are designed to protect youth at work
and prohibit your employment in jobs and under conditions detrimental to
your health and safety.
Child labor laws apply to young workers in agriculture. Hour and job
restrictions depend upon your age and the job you are doing. The rules are the
same for all youth, including migrant workers.

24. Laws Pertaining to Child Labor
Contravention of section 3 prohibition on child labor is punishable with
imprisonment for up to one year or with Rs 20,000 fine or with both. For
subsequent offense of the same kind, penalty shall not be imprisonment for less
than six months and extendable to two years {sec 14}.
No child can be required or permitted to work for more than seven hours per
day. During these seven hours, no child can work for more than three hours
consecutively without being given a rest period for at least one hour, the rest
period being inclusive of the seven hours per day {sec 7}.
All working children must be given one day as holiday per week, and that
specified day can only alter once every three months {sec 8}.

25. Laws Pertaining to Child Labor
No child is allowed to work between 7 pm and 8 am; and to work two jobs
simultaneously {sec 7}.
If any question arises concerning the age of a child, then in the absence of a
medical certificate stating the age, the matter can be referred by the inspector for
a decision to a prescribed medical authority [Section 10].
If one fails to comply with or contravenes any other provision of the rules made
there under, he/she is punishable with one-month imprisonment or a fine of Rs
10,000 or with both {sec 14}.
Except with the permission of Government, no woman or under-18 child can be
employed in any establishment otherwise than between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7
p.m. {sec. 7 (4)}.

26. Laws Pertaining to Child Labor
ThePakistanShopsandEstablishment Ordinance1969
This Ordinance prohibits employment of children below the age of 14 years in any
establishment {sec. 20}. The term `establishment' is defined under this law to
mean:
`a shop, commercial establishment, industrial establishment, private dispensary,
maternity home, residential hotel, restaurant, eating house, cafe, cinema, theater,
circus, or other place of public amusement or entertainment, and such other
establishments or class thereof as Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette,declareto beestablishmentforthepurposesof thisOrdinance'{sec. 2(j)}.

27. Provincial Legislation Prohibiting and Regulating
Child Labor
There are a number of provincial laws across Pakistan which
regulate child labor and working conditions of adolescents. Here is
a breakdown of some of the major acts related to child labor in
province Punjab of Pakistan.

28. Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children
Ordinance, 2016
On July, 14th, 2016 the Government of Punjab banned employment of children with the
enactment of the Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Ordinance, 2016. This
ordinance prohibits the employment of children and restricts the employment of
adolescents for hazardous occupations. The ordinance defines adolescents and children in
line with ILO’s C138
Minimum Age Convention, 1973, as follows:
Child: “Child means a person who has not attained the age of fifteen years”
Adolescent: “A person who has attained the age of fifteen years but has not attained the
age of eighteen years”

30. recommendations
Promote education
Social and economic development is important
Punishments
legislation against child labor.
Workplace environment
Proper safety measures
Sanctions

31. conclusion
Child labor in agriculture sector of Pakistan is very frequent and
has negative impact on the lives of most children and adolescents.
Majority of the children belongs to poor rural families.
In the age of going to school they are performing tasks which are
not made for them at all. Child labor does not only affects children
physically but also destruct their physiological capacity.
It is not just the responsibility of government we are also
responsible for that …