child is working is working under the city coorporation of Dhaka

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Child labour is common sign in development countries like Bangladesh. Most of the children are doing their jobs with unhealthy condition to earn. He supposed goes to the school at this time. But they could not do it due to poverty. In Dhaka city, we see large number of children is working to clean the city under the city corporation of Dhaka. Most of the children come from slums areas. For their responsibility, they get 750-800 tk per month. However, if we se in labour law in Bangladesh, here the minimum wage is per month 1550tk. But they do not follow the government rules.

 

Sources: The Bangladesh Labour Code 2006 by Nirmal Chandra Paul

child is working at domestic works

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Child domestic service is a widespread practice in Bangladesh. . The Rapid Assessment of Child Labour Situation in Bangladesh” (2003) estimated that in the city of Dhaka alone there were about 120,000 child domestics.  Especially in Dhaka, city employers in the urban areas usually recruit children from their village homes through family, friends or contacts. Most of the child domestic workers come from the most vulnerable families, many of them being orphans or abandoned children.  The majority of child domestics tend to be between 12 and 16years old, but children as young as 5 or 6 years old can also be found  working. A survey of child domestic workers found that 38 percent were 11 to 13 years old and nearly 24 percent were 5 to 1years old. Their employers usually take care of their daily necessities like clothes, oil, soap, comb, towel, bedding and sleeping materials. The child domestic workers are often the least paid in the society, their remuneration ranging from 8taka to 40taka per month. In most of the cases, they hand over all their earnings to their parents, leaving nothing for themselves. Therefore, I think save the neglected children should be change our daily behavior.

Sources: The Bangladesh Labour Code 2006 by Nirmal Chandra Paul

child is working at clay-modelling

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 Currently, child labor in Bangladesh is a critical issue. Day by day child labor is growing in different sectors. I think scarcity of one’s income to maintain his/her family and high density of population are the two main causes of child labor in our country. Different children are involved in difference activities to earn. Some children are involved with their traditional family jobs like clay modelling. Clay modeling was a tradition of our country earlier. Now this sector is in a destroyed position in Bangladesh. However, till now parents are sending their little children at hard work to save their family tradition with encourage. However, they do not get minimum facilities from the government and any private organization. As a result, unemployment and illiteracy rate is continuously increasing in Bangladesh. Therefore, I can suggest to solve the problem is those families should be given interest free loan facility. In addition, parents should be encouraged to send their children to school…