How Does Child Labour Affect Society

Child Labor is the employment of children in any industry or workplace, and is considered illegal or exploitive. Child labor has many different causes, and also has various effects on society. It is when children do not get to enjoy their childhood, and has different negative influences on the child as well as the society.

Child labor is a common problem and should be reduced, as there are several effects on the society as well as the child. There is no single cause of child labor, but it has several root causes and every cause should be considered in mitigating child labor.

Law and Child Labor

Across the world there have been various acts and laws passed against child labor. In India, after it got its Independence, …show more content…
Effect on children
The children who work in industries can have major and serious health problems due to the unsafe conditions at the work place. The employers also do not care much about the conditions of the child and therefore do not enforce safety and sanitary. Some children who are made to work long hours are malnourished, and are not given enough food even by the employers. This also increase the number of people getting sick, and an increase in the number of diseases which can spread easily. The children who work, not only their physical health is affected but their mental health as well. They may face mental trauma when they reach adulthood due to their terrible conditions and the ill treatment they got when they were children. This could lead to suicide, and many mental disorders as well. Child labor is not only working in industries but also being made to beg on the streets, which may be very unsafe as they can fall to a victum of prostitution or rape. These children can also turn into thieves as they do not know any better, and will do anything for themselves and their families to survive. Thieving could lead to an increase in crime rate, which could affect the entire