consider the fact that around 260 million children are in employment around the world, according to the International Labour Organisation the ILO estimates that 170 million are engaged in child labor, defined by the UN as “work for which the child is either too young – work done below the required minimum age – or work which, because of its detrimental nature or conditions, is altogether considered unacceptable for children and is prohibited”. Can you identify any similar patterns of child labor to what existed in the US in the 19th/20th century?
consider the fact that around 260 million children are in employment around the world, according to the International Labour Organisation the ILO estimates that 170 million are engaged in child labor, defined by the UN as “work for which the child is either too young – work done below the required minimum age – or work which, because of its detrimental nature or conditions, is altogether considered unacceptable for children and is prohibited”.
- Can you identify any similar patterns of child labor to what existed in the US in the 19th/20th century?
Work that robs children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity and is detrimental to their physical and mental development is frequently referred to as "child labor." It refers to employment that: endangers kids emotionally, physically, socially, or morally.
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