Child labour refers to work that deprives children of their childhood and education. Poverty is a key driver of child labour, as families may send children to work to increase household income. Over 11 million children in the country work, with the median age being only 7 years old. Strict enforcement of child labour laws by the government and increasing adult employment opportunities are needed to reduce child labour and ensure all children can attend school. Several international organizations and NGOs work to lower rates of child labour worldwide and in Pakistan.

1. By: Shayan Zahid

2. Child labour refers to the employment of children in
any work that deprives children of their childhood.

3. •Poverty of a country
•Illiteracy of parents
•It exists because the right of children to full-time education is
not respected
•To have or increase the income of a poor family
•To reduce the labour cost in a production organization

4. •11 million children are working in the country, half of which
were under the age of ten
•The median age for a child entering the work force was seven,
down from eight years old
•Its Still Increasing day b y day

6. •The Child labour laws need to be strictly enforced by the
Government
•An increase in employment opportunity for adults would help
in overcoming the problem of poverty and child labour
•Government should ensure that every child gets the
opportunity to go to school
•The owners of factories and mines should take the pledge of
not engaging child in their place of business.

8. •There are 168 million children worldwide trapped in child
labour
•11 percent of the overall child population is under child labour
•Nearly 60 percent of child labour takes place in agriculture
•There are hundreds of NGOs working to reduce child labour
Few are:
International labour organization (ILO)
Make a Wish Foundation
Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC)

9. A number of laws contain provisions prohibiting child labour, or
regulating the working conditions of child and adolescent
workers. The most important laws are:
•The Factories Act 1934
•The West Pakistan Shops and Establishments Ordinance 1969
•The Employment of Children Act 1991
•The Bonded Labour System Abolition Act 1992
•The Punjab Compulsory Education Act 1994[