Child Labour
Hello everyone.. I am Kalpa Gauns. I am expressing my views on the CHILD LABOUR. Child labour A succession of laws on child labour, the so-called Factory Acts , were passed in the UK in the 19th century. Children younger than nine were not allowed to work, those aged 9–16 could work 16 hours per day per Cotton Mills Act . In 1856, the law permitted child labour past age 9, for 60 hours per week, night or day. In 1901, the permissible child labour age was raised to Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. [3] This practice is considered exploitative by many international organisations . Legislation across the world prohibit child labour. [4] [5] These laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include work by ...