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Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child-marriage in the world. 66% of women (aged 20 to 24) were married before they turned 18. 13% of children are involved in child labor. Child laborers are frequently denied an education and are vulnerable to violence and abuse. Less than 80% of students enrolled in grade one complete primary school.
Child labour in Bangladesh.. Child labour in Bangladesh is significant, with 4.7 million children aged 5 to 14 in the work force in 2002-03. [1] Out of the child labourers engaged in the work force, 83% are employed in rural areas and 17% are employed in urban areas. [2]
The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.
Child Labour Unit was established in 2009 under the Ministry of Labour and Employment to eliminate child labor in Bangladesh. This was inline with Convention on the Rights of the Child signed in 1990 and the National Child Policy 2011 policy of the government of Bangladesh. [ 4 ]
According to the National Child Labor Elimination Policy the Government of Bangladesh plans to eliminate all forms of child labour in Bangladesh. [4] The first meeting of the council was held on 26 May 2015 in Dhaka. The meeting was chaired by Mujibul Haque, the State Minister of Labour and Employment. [5]
Getting married before the age of 18 is a common part of life for girls living in Bangladesh. Currently, the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. An estimated 29 ...
Child labour forms an intrinsic part of pre-industrial economies. [19] [20] In pre-industrial societies, there is rarely a concept of childhood in the modern sense. Children often begin to actively participate in activities such as child rearing, hunting and farming as soon as they are competent. In many societies, children as young as 13 are ...
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