Contents
Introduction- Historical
- Present day
- Recent child labour incidents
- Defence of child labour
- References
- External links
- Child labour in diamond industry
Description
Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustainedlabour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries. Child labour was employed to varying extents through most of history, but entered public dispute with the advent of universal schooling, with changes in working conditions during theindustrial revolution, and with the emergence of the concepts of w orkers' andchildren's rights.
