child labour
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Child labour is the exploitation of children through work, which deprives them of their childhood and can harm their physical health, mental wellbeing, and education. It matters because protecting children from such exploitation is essential for ensuring they can develop properly and have opportunities for a better future.
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Average working hours of children
A Palestinian child labourer at the Kalya Junction, Lido beach, Delek petrol station, road 90 near the Dead Sea A child labourer in Dhaka, Bangladesh Child coal miners in Prussia, late 19th century A succession of laws on child labour, the Factory Acts, were passed in the UK in the 19th century. Children younger than 9 were not allowed to work, those aged 9–16 could work 12 hours per day per the Cotton Mills Act. In 1856, the law permitted child labour past age 9, for 60 hours per week, night or day. In 1901, the permissible child labour age was raised to 12. A Chinese child repairing shoes, late 19th century