Child Labour and Society

Child Labour and Society

Saryu D. BaraiyaMaharaja Krishnakumarsinhji

Bhavnagar University

Department of English

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Child Labour:

It define as work, which is harmful for a child’s development , potential, study, dignity and childhood.

Society:

Society is a group of people, who are in persistent interpersonal relationships or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

Child labour in Literature:

A novel by Charles Dickens

1838

Attempt of writer to draw society’s attention

Background: England

Old rooted crises

Workhouse culture of England

Not even enough food and cloths

“Please sir! I want some more.”

Child Labour

Population

PovertyIndustrializatio

n

Lack of Educati

on

Four base of Child labour in society:

Population:

More number of family members Need of more foodChildren of family have to work Child can be a victim of factory owner’s greed

Poverty:

Industrialization::

Huge factories Need of more labour Child can be the best worker

Lack of Education:

Parents are educated They cannot understand the importance of education They usually send children for work for family circumstances

Conclusion

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