ChiId Labor

Cr||d |aoor |s a ser|ous proo|er |r rary parls ol lre Wor|d, espec|a||y |r deve|op|rg courlr|es.
Laoor |s del|red as prys|ca| or rerla| Wor| espec|a||y ol lre rard or lal|gu|rg ||rd. (weosler's
0|cl|orary) Cr||d |aoor usua||y rears Wor| lral |s dore oy cr||drer urder lre age ol 15, Wr|cr
reslr|cls or darages lre|r prys|ca|, erol|ora|, |rle||eclua|, soc|a|, or sp|r|lua| groWlr as cr||drer.
Tre lrlerral|ora| Laoor orgar|zal|or esl|rales lral lrere are 250 r||||or cr||drer Wor|dW|de,
oelWeer lre ages ol 5 ard 11, Wro are roW Wor||rg. 'Alr|ca ard As|a logelrer accourl lor over 90
percerl ol lola| cr||d erp|oyrerl (Faraaz 3|dd|q|) Cr||d |aoor |s espec|a||y corror |r lre rura|
areas ol lrese courlr|es. usua||y lrere are ro age requ|rererls lor scroo||rg or lor Wor|. Trere
are rary reasors lral lrese cr||drer Wor|; poverly, |ac| ol educal|or, |ac| ol |roW|edge ol ore's
r|grls ard cu|lura| lrad|l|or are a|| corlr|oul|rg laclors. Trese cr||drer are oller Wor||rg |r severe
ard razardous cord|l|ors. Trese cr||drer are depr|ved ard r|slrealed. Trey are oller oeal or
severe|y pur|sred lor ra||rg ever lre s||grlesl r|sla|es. Trey rece|ve |oW Wages ard perlorr
las|s lral are usua||y lre Wor| ol adu|ls. Tre

Trere are rary d|llererl orgar|zal|ors rere |r Arer|ca lral lry lo ra|se aWareress aooul cr||d
|aoor. Cr||drer are serl lo Wor| lo re|p supporl lre|r lar|||es Wro r|grl oe |r sucr desperale
cord|l|ors lral ever lre reager sa|ary lre cr||drer rece|ve W||| re|p For exarp|e; r|rors |r
Paraguay corlr|oule a|rosl a quarler ol lre lola| lar||y |rcore. (3|dd|q|) Vary l|res lre |ac| ol
educal|or oy oolr lre parerls ard lre cr||drer are rajor corlr|oulors lo lre ruroer ol cr||d
Wor|ers. As|a |s |ed oy lrd|a, Wr|cr ras 11 r||||or cr||d |aoorers, g|v|rg |l lre |argesl cr||d Wor|
lorce |r lre Wor|d. Al |easl ra|l ol lrese cr||drer are urder lre age ol 10. 8ord|rg |s a|so a
corror pracl|ce |r Pa||slar ard lre cr||drer oller regard |l as a r|grl ol passage |rlo adu|lrood.
A Wor|er car a|so erler |rlo oordage lo lre|r erp|oyer oy requesl|rg ar advarce or lulure Wages
lrey expecl lo earr. Vary lar|||es ra|se lre|r daugrlers so|e|y lo la|e over lre rousero|d dul|es |r
order lo re|ease lre rolrer. lrlerral|ora| Laoour 0ll|ce reporls lral cr||drer Wor| lre |orgesl
rours ard are lre Worsl pa|d ol a|| |aoorers. Tre l|rsl lype |rvo|ves a cr||d |rrer|l|rg a deol carr|ed
oy lre|r parerls. Cr||d Laoor |r Pa||slarPa||slar ras recerl|y passed |aWs greal|y ||r|l|rg cr||d
|aoor ard |rderlured serv|lude- oul lrose |aWs are ur|versa||y |grored, ard sore 11 r||||or
cr||drer, aged lour lo lourleer, |eep lre courlrylrs laclor|es operal|rg, oller Wor||rg |r orula|
ard squa||d cord|l|ors. lr a|| lrese cases lre deol |s cors|slerl|y |rcreased lo a sur oeyord lre
capac|ly ol lre Wor|er. Ear|y |r lr|s decade lre Pa||slar Nal|ora| Assero|y eracled lWo |aWs
rearl lo curo sucr pracl|ces. Ever |l |aWs reslr|cl|rg cr||d |aoor do ex|sl |r lrese courlr|es, lre
peop|e are v|rlua||y uraWare ol lre|r r|grls as We|| as lre|r cr||drerlrs r|grls. lr lrd|a, peop|e ol
lre |oWer casle sysler are expecled lo perlorr rarua| |aoor, ard are lrerelore ever |ess |||e|y
lo allerd scroo|.
Child Labour In Pakistan

CIIId ubour Is u condemnubIe pIenomenon und eIImInuLIon oI cIIId Iubour Is u
IeusIbIe objecLIve. L musL be erudIcuLed uILogeLIer, Ior democruLIc und IeuILIy growLI
oI LIe socIeLy. CIIIdren sIouId grow InLo uduILIood LIrougI Iove und cure, educuLIon
und LruInIng. HeuILI oI LIe socIeLy depends upon LIe pIysIcuI, moruI und spIrILuuI
deveIopmenL oI ILs cIIIdren.

TIe uwureness oI LIe probIem provIded busIs Ior LIe enucLmenL oI LIe EmpIoymenL oI
CIIIdren AcL, 1qq1 IoIIowed by u number oI udmInIsLruLIve und oLIer InILIuLIves Lo
uddress LIe Issue oI cIIId Iubour eIIecLIveIy. SLruggIe uguInsL cIIId Iubour guIned IurLIer
momenLum wIen PukIsLun's Lrude prIvIIeges were udverseIy uIIecLed wILI LIe IIIIng oI
cuses uguInsL LIe counLry beIore LIe UnILed SLuLes Trude RepresenLuLIve und
subsequenLIy beIore LIe Europeun CommIssIon by A-CO In 1qq und CTU In 1qq,
respecLIveIy on LIe uIIeguLIon oI wIdespreud IncIdence oI cIIId und bonded Iubour. nd
IegIsIuLIve commILmenL uguInsL cIIId Iubour wus more expressIy und urLIcuIuLeIy
pronounced In sIgnIng O-PEC Memorundum oI UndersLundIng on June z1,1qqq.

O-PEC AcLIon PIun In PukIsLun IormuIIzed ucLIvILIes uguInsL cIIId Iubour und u
concerLed und coordInuLed eIIorL by GovernmenLuI OrgunIzuLIons, Non-GovernmenLuI
OrgunIzuLIons, Trude UnIons, empIoyers' bodIes und oLIer orgunIzuLIons wus InILIuLed.
Ground breukIng work by O-PEC In deveIopIng LIe sLruLegIes und modeIs Iud un
uwureness und demonsLruLIon eIIecL. A puLI Ius now been puved Ior u IuLure
compreIensIve und InLegruLed sLruLegy und pIun oI ucLIon by IuuncIIng promInenL
secLoruI projecLs IIke In soccer buII, curpeL munuIucLurIng und surgIcuI InsLrumenLs.
EIIorLs uL IndIvIduuI IeveI ure uIso beIng mude eIsewIere.
GovernmenL oI PukIsLun In order Lo crysLuIIIze und sysLemuLIze ILs progrumme uguInsL
cIIId Iubour consLILuLed u Tusk orce on CIIId ubour, consIsLIng oI MInIsLer Ior
ubour, Munpower und Overseus PukIsLunIs us...
ChiId Iabour
3everly-lrree r||||or cr||drer ages ler lo lourleer are Wor||rg |||ega||y |r lre Wor|d loday. Tral
ra|es up 11.2 percerl ol lre popu|al|or ages ler lo lourleer. Tre purpose ol lr|s essay |s lo sroW
you lre sroc||rg dela||s ol roW cr||drer are exp|o|led |r urderdeve|oped courlr|es.

wry are lrese cr||drer Wor||rg |r lre l|rsl p|ace? Tre cr||drer are Wor||rg lor rary reasors. lr
rosl cases peop|e Wou|d lr|r| lral lrese cr||drer are lorced |rlo Wor||rg; A|lrougr |r sore cases
cr||drer go lo Wor| oecause lre|r lar||y |s exlrere|y poor ard lrey lee| lrey reed lo re|p gel
rorey. lr olrer cases lrese cr||drer are prys|ca||y lorced |rlo do|rg lre Wor| lral ro ore e|se W|||.
lr olrer cases a cr||d's lar||y cou|d a|| d|e or jusl p|are oul |eave r|r ard lrey W||| oe adopled ard
lorced lo do lre Wor|. 3ore cr||drer gel so|d lo a rarulaclure ard lrey are lorced |rlo Wor||rg.
Vosl ol lrese cr||drer rave ro cro|ce oul lo Wor|. Trese cr||drer arer'l a|Ways lorced |rlo do|rg
a|| lr|s Wor|. Tral dose rol rear lral lrey |||e lre Wor| |l rears lral lre lar||y r|grl reed lre
rorey or lrey r|grl rave ro Wrere e|se lo go. 3ore ol lrese cr||drer Wor| lor s|rp|e roor ard
ooard. lr lre courlr|es lral are overrur W|lr
wry do lrese peop|e ra|e lrese cr||drer Wor|? ls |l oecause lrey carl allord lo pay peop|e
r|r|rur Wage or |s |l jusl oecause lrey re loo creap lo pay r|r|rur Wage. Tre purpose ol lr|s
essay Was lo sroW peop|e roW lre cr||drer |r urderdeve|oped courlr|es are lrealed ard lorced
|rlo Wor||rg.

wral do sore ol lrese cr||drer do lor Wor|. Vosl ol lrese ||ds Wor| |r lre |rduslr|a| area. Texl||es,
carpels, c|olr|rg, ard loolWear are lre rosl corror p|aces Wrere lrese cr||drer are lorced lo
Wor|. 8oys are usua||y Wor||rg lre racr|res lral ra|e producls. 0|r|s Wor| as ra|ds ard rouse
c|earers lor r|cr peop|e. 8olr ol lrese joos core W|lr erorrous las|s lor lre cr||drer. N||e |s ore
ol lre o|ggesl rarulaclurers ol sporls producls |r lre Wor|d lrey rave oeer caugrl us|rg cr||d
|aoour ard aslor|sr|rg 30 l|res. A c|olr|rg ||re ol Kalry |ee 0|llord's ras oeer ousled lor us|rg
cr||drer lo ra|e |ls K-Varl c|olr|rg ||re.

W|lr cr||d |aoour are l|||ed W|lr a r|gr poverly |eve|. Trese cr||drer rave ro cro|ce oul lo go ard
Wor| oecause |l lrey dor'l lrey W||| slarve ard d|e. Cr||d |aoour lor lrese cr||drer |s surv|va|,lrere
are ro olrer crarces lor lrer. Nore ol lrese cr||drer rave lre pr|v||ege ol go|rg lo scroo| ard
oe|rg ao|e lo go lo a rouse al lre erd ol a day. Vosl ol lrese cr||drer Wor| lror lre crac| ol daWr
ard dor'l slop Wor||rg l||| |ale |rlo lre r|grl. Tre ra|r lacl ol a|| lr|s |s lral |l lrese cr||dr