child labor has been going on since 2003.
how long has child labor been going on?
2003
child labor is the employment of children under an age determined by law or custom. this practice is considered exploitative by many countries and international organizations. child labor was utilized to varying extents through most of history, but entered public dispute with the beginning of universal schooling, with changes in working conditions during industrialization, and with the emergence of the concepts of workers' and children's rights. child labor is still common in some places. even after passing child labor legislation, developing countries in particular still feature informal economies made up of child workers who are more exposed to human rights violations in the workplace.
young worker safety and health
according to the office of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking (ocft) united states department of labor:in 2011, bangladesh made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. bangladesh passed the human trafficking deterrence and suppression act 2012 which makes human trafficking (including labor trafficking) a capital offense, developed and fully funded a child labor monitoring information system to manage child labor related data and began implementation of a $9 million child labor project. however, legal protections regarding child labor are limited and the capacity to enforce child labor laws remains weak. bangladesh maintains a low compulsory education age. children in bangladesh are engaged in the worst forms of child labor, primarily in dangerous activities in agriculture and domestic service.
child labour in bangladesh