Good morning to the Excellencies, Principal sir, sir, madam, my seniors and dear friends.

My name is
Shivansh  I study in class XII. I would like to speech on child labour at this occasion because it is one
of the big issues interfering with the growth and development of our country. I would like to say a big
thank to my class teacher to give me such as a great opportunity to speech here on this topic.

My dear friends, child labour is a global issue, it is not the issue of our country only so, it needs a
global effort to get removed from the society. It has affected worldwide especially developing
countries to a great extent. Children are involved in various types of labour at low payment; bonded
child labour is one of them. It is a very old system in India in which children are forced, or partly forced
by the owner to perform their job for long time. In this system, especially child or his/her parents have
to agree for an agreement (oral or written) with the creditor. It was emerged in India during colonial
period to get reliable and cheap labour at loan or land-lease relationship basis. Legislation was passed
in 1977 in order to prohibit bonded child labour in India. However, some evidences have found proving
the continuation of bonded child labour in the country.

Child labour is a serious issue in the society in terms of economic welfare because children involved
in labour at their little age cannot get necessary education. They drop the opportunity of being a well
developed (physically, mentally, intellectually, socially, psychologically and financially) citizen of the
nation. Their physical and mental condition reduces day by day which makes them more vulnerable to
various diseases. They remain illiterate lifelong which limit their ability to contribute in the well-being
of their own and country