Child labour is the employment of children at an age where the child itself is unable of enduring the vigorous demands of the work imposed upon them. Child employment is perceived as an alternate to adult labour; a means to lower production costs and enhance profits. Enslaved as such a young age, children are prone to exploitation and abuse. The new working class of hungry, frail, vulnerable children are forced to being exposed to dangerous chemicals, fumes and machinery, without proper protection against such hazards. The Catholic Church deems child labour as morally belittling and intolerable, as it fails to promote Catholic social teachings of human dignity and option for the poor. This focus question begs for close scrutiny of the various
