EDUCATION: A TOOL FOR ERADICATING CHILD LABOUR

Abstract

The proper development of children is the most important priority of any country as the most important asset of any country is its children. In the industries of developing countries like India, millions of children are engaged in brick-making, carpet weaving, garment production, agriculture, mining, fishing and so on. Many children are bonded labourers or sexually exploited to forego education, safety and childhood. This research intends to investigate the prevalence and type of child labour, socio-economic factors leading to its continuation and impediments to education in vulnerable communities. Some of the causes of child labour such as the curse of poverty, no access to education, social backwardness, disease or disability, insufficient family income, large families, poverty, illiteracy etc. Child Labour Hazards manifest as general child injuries and abuses.