Child labour Interview

Interview with a NGO

Q: When does children’s work become child labour?

            Children's work is a broad term that includes both worst forms of child labour at one extreme and beneficial work contributing to the child's development at the other. All work performed by children under the age of 18 is not necessarily child labour. Child labour is the unacceptable form of child work. It is work that exposes children to harm or exploitation

Q: Where is it a problem?

Child labour is often perceived as a problem faced only by developing countries. While the vast majority of children engaged in child labour are indeed working in developing countries, it exists in industrialised and transition countries as well.

Q: Why does it exist? What are the causes of child labour?

Child labour is both a cause and consequence of poverty. Household poverty pushes children into the labour market to earn money to supplement family income or even as a means of survival. The existence of child labour perpetuates household poverty across generations, slowing economic growth and social development. It prevents children from gaining an education and skills that will lead to an adulthood of decent work opportunities.

Q: Do You Think There is any Solution to stop the child labour

            There are many solutions at many levels. If you look international level there are many standards that effect children the most important are Conventions on the right of the children etc they are different and they server someone different purpose

Q: What is the your NGO doing to combat child labour?

 We  are doing to stop the child labour.Many other partners also have an important contribution to make in the fight against child labour:children and their families; international and national non-governmental organizations ,community-based organizations, the media, universities and religious groups. NGOs are particularly active in the field, both on the local level.