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    The Causes and Nature of Child Labour

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    Over the past two decades, India has implemented laws and programs to address child labor. UNICEF and its partners in India work to protect children from harmful exploitation and ensure they remain in stable family homes to attend school. Child labor is intrinsically linked to socioeconomic factors, so UNICEF also works with businesses to assess supply chain impacts on children. The causes of child labor include poverty, illiteracy, lack of education access, unemployment, cultural values, indebtedness, and risks for girls and out-of-school children. Children are employed because they are cheap and compliant, but this risks irreversible harm to their development, health, and wellbeing.

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    Over the past two decades, India has implemented laws and programs to address child labor. UNICEF and its partners in India work to protect children from harmful exploitation and ensure they remain in stable family homes to attend school. Child labor is intrinsically linked to socioeconomic factors, so UNICEF also works with businesses to assess supply chain impacts on children. The causes of child labor include poverty, illiteracy, lack of education access, unemployment, cultural values, indebtedness, and risks for girls and out-of-school children. Children are employed because they are cheap and compliant, but this risks irreversible harm to their development, health, and wellbeing.

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    Over the past two decades, India has implemented laws and programs to address child labor. UNICEF and its partners in India work to protect children from harmful exploitation and ensure they remain in stable family homes to attend school. Child labor is intrinsically linked to socioeconomic factors, so UNICEF also works with businesses to assess supply chain impacts on children. The causes of child labor include poverty, illiteracy, lack of education access, unemployment, cultural values, indebtedness, and risks for girls and out-of-school children. Children are employed because they are cheap and compliant, but this risks irreversible harm to their development, health, and wellbeing.

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    Over the past two decades, India has implemented laws and programs to address child labor. UNICEF and its partners in India work to protect children from harmful exploitation and ensure they remain in stable family homes to attend school. Child labor is intrinsically linked to socioeconomic factors, so UNICEF also works with businesses to assess supply chain impacts on children. The causes of child labor include poverty, illiteracy, lack of education access, unemployment, cultural values, indebtedness, and risks for girls and out-of-school children. Children are employed because they are cheap and compliant, but this risks irreversible harm to their development, health, and wellbeing.

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    Over the past two decades India has put in place a range of laws and

    programmes to address the problem of child labour. UNICEF and its India
    partners are working together to ensure that children are protected from work
    and exploitation which is harmful to their development They are working to
    ensure that children remain in economically stable family homes and get the
    opportunity to go to school and be educated. Child labour cannot be dealt with
    in isolation. It is intrinsically linked to socio-economic factors. More
    specifically, UNICEF has also initiated work with employers and the private
    sector to assess and address the impact of their supply chain and business
    practices on children.
    The causes and nature of child labour
    The factors that contribute to child labour – including “hazardous” child labour
    –include the poverty and illiteracy of a child’s parents, the family’s social and
    economic circumstances, a lack of awareness about the harmful effects of
    child labour, lack of access to basic and meaningful quality education and
    skills training, high rates of adult unemployment and under-employment, and
    the cultural values of the family and surrounding society.
    Often children are also bonded to labour due to a family indebtedness. Out of
    school children (OOSC) or those children at risk of dropping out can easily be
    drawn into work and a more vulnerable to exploitation. Girls, especially those
    from socially disadvantaged groups, tend to be at a higher risk of being forced
    into work.
    Other reasons for children being forced into work:
    · Poverty and a lack of livelihood options lead to a child’s “need” to
    contribute to the family income,
    · Due to conflicts, droughts and other natural disasters, and family
    indebtedness,
    · Rural poverty and urban migration also often exposes children to
    being trafficked for work.

    Children are employed because they are cheap and pliable to the demands of
    the employer and not aware of their rights. The risks that these children face
    can have an irreversible physical, psychological and moral impact on their
    development, health and wellbeing.

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