Prevention of child labour in Bangladesh: A study on the basis of domestic law and international law

Abstract

Child labor is one of the most crucial problems of developing countries especially in the context of Bangladesh. In true sense, it is the product of poverty and unequal social structure. The prevailing social norms and economic realities prove that child labor is broadly accepted and very common phenomenon in Bangladesh where many families depend on the income earned by their children for survival. One the one hand child is highly appreciated to the poor families because of the income they earn, on the other hand, employers often prefer to provide work for children because they are cheaper and considered to be more obedient and compliant than adults. In the real practice it is a dangerous practice of children that becomes a serious obstacle to the establishment of a glorious generation. Many promising children are dropped out of their education from the very beginning of their life. In rural areas, most children and their families - mainly depended on agricultural work. Most of the working children do not have the opportunity to go to school. The children are treated as a cheap labour. They always face various types of problems like feeding, clothing, bad working condition, unfixed salary, lack of recreation, mental physical and sexual harassment as well. In this article I will describe regarding the hindrance behind this miserable situation.