The Banning Of Child Labour In The United States

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In addition to the facts that were previously mentioned in this report, there are many more arguable points relevant to this topic. Child labour has been found to be a global problem, where children below the age 17 or 18 are sent for jobs, which require efficient physical capabilities, which in some occasions a child below the age of 16 or 17 may not be able to provide. In-depth study regarding this subject has shown astonishing results. Sometimes these results contradict the exact same thing which is trying to be prevented which is the slaving away of any child. There is a major debate regarding the banning of child labour, primarily because some families will not have a sufficient income to survive, which means some families live off the earnings of their children.
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152million children are working and doing jobs between the age of 5-17. According to international labour foundation it has been stated that around 79million children had been subjected to work in 1990.(Kaushik. and Van.1998). Some children have been found to be involved in the use of illegal; drugs such as marijuana, some of them have been caught selling them as well in order to find a sum of money for income. 54% of the youth have been selling drugs for over a year and almost 69% percent of those who sold drugs were more likely to have kept and used the substance on themselves. (Jeffrey, Michael, Sara & Heath,

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