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Child Labour in Bangladesh: A Socio-Economically Important and Sensitive Issue? Discussion on the Legal Terrain Relating to Child Labour in Bangladesh in Context of Socio-Economic Realities
Ahmed Ragib Chowdhury ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This paper discusses how child labour is defined and regulated in Bangladesh, with reference to national law and international standards. It notes that a child is anyone under 18 under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children Act 2013. It explains that not all work done by children counts as child labour to be abolished, and that permissible limits depend on several factors, including socio-economic realities. The title indicates the paper examines the legal framework in light of those realities.
Key points
- Child labour is defined as engagement in prohibited work and in work to be eliminated as socially and morally undesirable, guided by national law, ILO Convention No. 138 and ILO Convention No. 182.
- A child is a person under 18 under the CRC and the Bangladesh Children Act 2013.
- In a generic sense, child labour means work in any establishment by a person under 18.
- The 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians noted that not all working children are in child labour slated for abolition.
- Child labour has permissible limits that are set with regard to a variety of factors, including socio-economic realities.
Limitations
Only the title and a short introductory abstract are available, so the paper's legal analysis, data and conclusions cannot be assessed. It does not evaluate any intervention.
Abstract
The term child labour reflects the engagement of children in prohibited work and, more generally, in types of work to be eliminated as socially and morally undesirable as guided by national legislation, the ILO Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182). A child is a person who is under 18 years of age according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990 (hereinafter referred to as the CRC) and the Children Act 2013 of Bangladesh (hereinafter referred to as the Children Act). Thus, child labour in a generic sense means work done by in any establishment by a person under 18 years of age. The 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians took note of the fact that not all children who are working may be considered to be in child labour slated for abolition. What this means is that, child labour has permissible limits, such limits are constituted and considered on a variety of factors including socio-economic realities.