Child Labor in Bangladesh

From Shoaib’s online publication Weekly Blitz. To read the full article please go to:
http://www.weeklyblitz.net/733/it-is-crying-need-to-stop-child-labour

By S. M. Mostak Ahmed
May 20, 2010

Child labour is not a new issue at the present world. Child labour is seen on street more frequently in many countries especially in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The government of Bangladesh or India has not taken proper steps to solve this problem.

Some NGOs are trying to overcome this situation, but they are not able to create opportunities for the child labour. Poverty is an important factor for children labour. More than 200 million children in the world today are involved in child labour. Children work because of their survival and as well as their families. Nearly three-quarters of working children are engaged in the worst forms of child labour including trafficking, armed conflict, slavery, sexual exploitation and hazardous work.

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