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1. Child Labour & Human
Rights in Bangladesh
A Case Study
Group – G

2. Definitions
 Unicef defined child labour as the works that are
considered harmful for a child and exceed a
minimum number of hours
 ILO also defined the worst form child labour which
includes using children in armed forces (i.e. In
Africa) ,sexual exploitation like prostitution and
pornography, illegal activities like trafficking of
drugs etc.
O Human Rights are rights that is believed or
considered to belong justifiably to every person of
a country or nation.

3. Child Labour in Bangladesh
O Bangladesh is a third world country. And
because of is very reason, using the
children as a labours is a very common
and overlooked factor. Various statistics
as well as news reports confirm that child
labour is a growing problem for this
country.

4. Child Labor: A Statistics
O Child labor in Bangladesh is common,
with 4.7 million or 12.6% of children aged
5 to 14 in the work force. Out of the child
laborers engaged in the work force, 83%
are employed in rural areas and 17% are
employed in urban areas. Employment
ranges from jobs in the informal sector
such as in agriculture and domestic
service, to jobs in the formal sector, such
as in the garment industry.

5. Working children, aged 5-17 7.4 million
Working children, aged 5-14 4.7 million
Child labourers, aged 5-17 3.2 million
Children engaged in hazardous labour, aged 5-17 1.3 million
Child domestic workers 421,000
Percentage of Children (aged 5-14) engaged in
child labour (2007)
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12.8 19.1 17.
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6. Child Labour: Causes
O Poverty is widely recognized and
acknowledged as the primary cause of
child labour.
O The Government’s Carelessness is also a
very strong factor working in favour of
child labour.
O Factors such as urbanization and
population growth perpetuate poverty
which in time result in children working to
support their family.

7. Child Labor: Impact
O Oftentimes, families rely on the extra
income produced by their children in order
to sustain their livelihood.
O Many children are forced to work to help
support the family. In other cases, children
are forced to work for a living for
themselves because their families
abandoned or could not take care of them.

8. Human Rights in Bangladesh
O “The constitution of Bangladesh
guarantees all the major internationally
recognized human rights and assures
good governance, incorporated in its
fundamental principles of state policy and
fundamental rights . However, the same
constitution negates these rights through
adoption of numerous antidemocratic
stipulations” – Md Shariful Islam, UNDP.

9. Violation of Human Rights in
Bangladesh
O In 2005, Bangladesh experienced an
unprecedented period of continuous political
instability. As a result of this instability and its
national security repercussion, Bangladesh's
questionable human rights has deteriorated.
O Bangladeshi security forces have been persistently
criticized by Amnesty International and Human
Rights Watch due to grave abuses of human
rights.
O These include extrajudicial summary executions,
excessive use of force and the use of custodial
torture. Reporters and defenders of human rights
are harassed and intimidated by the authorities

10. Human Rights Violation:
Torture
O RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) and other
security agencies have been accused of
using torture during custody and
interrogation.
O The Police Force have also been accused
of using swine force while trying to control
any alleged offender.
O There are also allegations of torture
against criminal during remand period in
custody.

11. Human Rights Violation:
Minorities
O Attacks on Hindu minorities have been the
work of extremists supported by the Jamaat.
After the Judge's decision to give the death
sentence to Delwar Hossain was released,
the Jamaat party burst into riots against
governments, as well as attacking minorities
and local police. The attacks destroyed
thousands of Hindu houses and temples as
well as churches. These attacks have been
heavily criticized by the United States
Government, as well as India and other
peace-demanding nations and organizations.

12. Human Rights Violation:
Women’s Rights
O The Bangladesh Government has been
criticized multiple times Internationally
because of it’s treatment of women.
O Women in Bangladesh are prone to be
victims of domestic violence, eve-teasing
and criminal offence such as acid-
throwing.
O Child Marriage is also a factor working in
violation of women’s rights.

13. Conclusion
O Child Labor and Human Rights Violation
are two of the biggest problems this
country is facing right now. These are not
just problems criticized in the country but
also internationally.
O For Bangladesh to keep its collaboration
with different International organizations,
the Bangladesh Government needs to
quickly remedy this situation.

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