Child Labour - A Social Evil

In the world of work, over 165 million children aged 5 to 14 years are going to work. Of these, 74 million are engaged in work that could be dangerous to health. Compared with other continents, child labour is more in Asian countries. Despite the fact that over the past six years the number of minors who work here fell by nearly 5 million people, yet 122 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 14 years engaged in commercial activities or in the workplace. Among all countries, child labour is more in Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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