The document defines child labor according to UNICEF as work that exceeds minimum hours and is considered harmful to a child's development. It lists key international conventions that regulate child labor such as setting minimum ages. Currently, 215 million children are in child labor with 115 million in hazardous work. Most child labor occurs in agriculture as unpaid family work. To better control child labor, international regulations need stronger enforcement, poverty needs to be reduced, and children's access to education needs to be expanded.

1. PRESENTATION BY
Mr. Balakumar Adalarasu -LeadWriter
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Toshiki

2. DEFINITION OF CHILD LABOR
UNICEF defines child labour as work that exceeds a minimum
number of hours, depending on the age of a child and on the
type of work. Such work is considered harmful to the child and
should there be eliminated. Unicef <
http://www.unicef.org/protection/incex_childlabour.html> accessed
date 30-10-10

3. Convention.No.59 Convention.No.58 Convention.No.60
Convention.No.138 - Minimum Age Convention ,
1973
Convention. No. 112
Minimum age
(Fisherman)
Convention, 1959
Convention. No. 188
Work In fishing,
Convention2007
Convention. No. 182
Worst form of child labor convention,1999
KEY REGULATIONS OF CHILD LABOR

4. CONVENTION OF THE RIGHT OF THE CHILD
The Convention sets out these rights in 54 articles and two
Optional Protocols.
It spells out the basic human rights that children
everywhere have, the right to survival, to develop to the
fullest, to protection from harmful influences, abuse and
exploitation and to participate fully in family, cultural and
social life.
The four core principles of the Convention are non-
discrimination, devotion to the best interests of the child,
the right to life, survival and development, and respect for
the views of the child.
Unicef A legally binding instrument
<http://www.unicef.org/crc/> accessed on 2-11-10

5. THE STATE OF CHILD LABOR TODAY
Child labour continues to decline, but only modestly 3%
reduction in the four year period covered by the estimates.
215 million children are still caught in child labour and a
staggering 115 million are exposed to hazardous work.
Alarmingly, there has been a 20 per cent increase in child
labour in the 15-17 years age group – from 52 million to 62
million.
The largest sector for child labour remains agriculture,
where a large majority of children work as unpaid family
members.

6. CONCLUSION
On analysing the above mentioned statistics and current
situation in the International level, I think the key
international regulations are not effectively enforced.
We have to cross miles to save child from child labour.
The key international regulations are only in the form of
books, to obtain better result we have to enforce those
regulations in a proper way.
We have to ensure all children to get quality education
before their minimum age of employment, we have to
encourage cash transfer program and school meals, we
have to eliminate poverty, unless the above mentioned
steps are taken we cannot control child labour.

7. CONCLUSION
On analysing the above mentioned statistics and current
situation in the International level, I think the key
international regulations are not effectively enforced.
We have to cross miles to save child from child labour.
The key international regulations are only in the form of
books, to obtain better result we have to enforce those
regulations in a proper way.
We have to ensure all children to get quality education
before their minimum age of employment, we have to
encourage cash transfer program and school meals, we
have to eliminate poverty, unless the above mentioned
steps are taken we cannot control child labour.