Child Labour and Society
Saryu D. BaraiyaMaharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University
Department of English
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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