Throughout human history, there has been a persistent problem with child labour.

Different types
of child exploitation have occurred throughout history. This problem impacted impoverished and
developing nations the most. As the economy and the industrial revolution both expanded in the
1800s, child labour was widespread. Children under the age of 14 were employed in street
vending, manufacturing, mining, and the agricultural sector. Children from lower-income
families were frequently expected to contribute to the family's financial security by working
risky 12-hour shifts. In the early 1900s, more than a quarter of poor families in England suffered
the loss of a child to illness or death, putting their additional financial support at jeopardy. The
females were forced to work as prostitutes while the glass factories' furnaces were continuously
kept on to increase production. Estimates from 1910 place the number of children working in
America at around two million. Because of improved education, a stronger economy, and the
implementation of labour rules, child labour has decreased. However, child labour is still a
problem that exists in both developed and underdeveloped nations. Children were once again
forced to labour for their family instead of in the industries that had previously been the norm
with the growth of agriculture. The main reasons of child labour are lack of education and
poverty.