Peer-reviewed article
CHILD LABOUR: A NECESSARY EVIL FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
Diptirekha Mohapatra ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper discusses child labour as a widespread problem in developing economies, particularly in low-income countries. It argues that children are forced into exploitative work due to economic distress and lack of educational facilities, which prevents them from developing their potential. The authors note that despite international efforts and national legislation to prohibit child labour, the practice remains common because poor families depend on children's income.
Key points
- Child labour causes loss of children's educational opportunities and productive potential
- Low family income and lack of educational facilities are key barriers to eliminating child labour in low-income countries
- International organizations and many countries have adopted legislation to eliminate child labour, but implementation remains limited
- Child labour is described as widespread throughout the world
Limitations
The document provides no empirical data, statistics, or evidence of the scope of child labour. It does not evaluate any intervention or policy outcome, so it cannot tell us what approaches are effective in reducing child labour.
Abstract
Child labour a great penance to the society. Every nation links its future with the present status of its children. Individual potential productive capabilities of these children are lost as they have to forgo their educational opportunities for the sake of gainful employment in most exploitative conditions out of economic distress. Although a great effort is made by different international organizations to eliminate child labour across the world and many countries have adopted legislation to prohibit child labour; nonetheless child labour is widespread throughout the world. It is not easy task for low income countries to achieve banning child labour because of low family income and lack of educational facilities.