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--CHANGES MADE BY HASHIR KHAN--
"Child Labor : Threatening children to work to earn a living.
In India, if a boy/girl wants to read and write ,which basically implies that if he/she wishes to go to a school or college,he/she cant afford because they don't even have money for their food.So how is it going to be possible for them to go to the school and obviously the great amount of money needed for registration is not affordable for them.So the only way to do this is "EARN AND LEARN".This means in the day time they can have a part-time job which is sufficient enough for their studies."
Indian poverty and child abuse
“Child labour is still widely used today in many countries, including India and Bangladesh. CACL estimated that there are between 70 and 80 million child labourers in India.”
See also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1pXVAeyisQ
shouldnt UNICEF be included with these links?
Child Labor's Decrease Over the Years In USA
In 1916 and 1918, congress passed laws that would apply equally to all American children, however the Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional because they denied children the freedom to contract work.
During the Great Depression, child labor decreased for adults more deserately needed a job more than children. During that time, there was a high unemployment rate along with a growing need for a better-educated work force. This gradually decreased the rate in child labor.
In 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which set a minimum wage and maximum hour standards for all workers and it additionaly placed limitations on child labor (15 and under could not manufacture nor mine). The law was amended in 1949.
Even with the laws we have today, there are many illegal child labor in USA. Hine, Russell Freedman ; with photographs by Lewis (1994). Kids at work : Lewis Hine and the crusade against child labor. New York: Clarion Books. pp. 93–97. ISBN 0395587034.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1916, 1918 | Congress passed laws, however they got rejected. |
| 1938 | Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act. |
| 1930-1940 | Great depression. |
| 1949 | The law was amended. |
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please change labour to labor ~2026-82510-6 (talk) 18:19, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
Labor of children is not necessarily child labor
The opening sentence as of March 29, 2026 is jarringly counter-intuitive, positing a definition of child labor that excludes labor by children unless it is exploitative or harmful. An acknowledgment of the gulf that that definition opens between itself and the literal meaning of the phrase "child labor" would be desirable. Here's a suggested revision to the sentence in question: ~2026-57082-9 (talk) 15:12, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
- Pardon me for publishing that comment before completing it. Here's the revision I was about to suggest: "While the phrase 'child labour' literally denotes any labour by children, such labour is a subject of legislative concern when it interferes with children's ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful or otherwise exploitative." I would make the change myself, but the article is locked to editing by unregistered editors. ~2026-57082-9 (talk) 15:19, 29 March 2026 (UTC)