Child labor is an important and a serious global issue through which all and sundry countries of the world are directly or indirectly affected, but,it is very common in Latin America,Africa and Asia. According to some, in sereval Asian countries' 1/10 manpower consists of child labor. In India the number of children between the ages of 10-14 has crossed above 44 million,in Pakistan this number is from 8 to 10 million,in Bangladesh 8-12 million,in Brazil 7 million,whereas their number is 12 million in Nigeria.
In Pakistan children aged 5-14 are above 40 million. During the last year, the federal Bureau of statistics released the results of its survey funded by ILO's IPEC (International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour).The findings were that 3.8 milllion children age group of 5-14 years are working in Pakistan out of total 40 million children in this age group; fifty percent of these economically active children are in age of 5 to 9years. Even out of these 3.8 millions economically active children,2.7 million were claimed to be working in the agriculture sector. Two million and four hundred thousand (73%) of them were said to be boys.
There are many causes of child labor. However, a closer look into those causes can help end the exploitation around the world. Businesses or corporations around the world are one of the major causes. Due to their influence and money driven attitudes, many factories are placed strategically in poor areas. This is to attract cheap labor and millions of children end up working for them. Another cause is the lack of protection from governments. Many developing nations and some industrial countries fail to provide millions of children proper education. Poverty may be the biggest cause of child labor.
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