CHILD LABOR

Hafiz Alami bin Hussein

 DEFINITION

• The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of
their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to
physical and mental development. (ILO, 2012)
• The employment of a child in a business or industry especially in violation
of state or federal statutes prohibiting the employment of children under a
specified age (Merriam-Webster, 1817)

• At least 1 hour of economic work or 28

Ages 5-11: hrs of domestic work per week.

• At least 14 hours of economic work

Ages 12-14 • or 28 hours of domestic work per week

• At least 43 hours of economic or

Ages 15-17 domestic work per week
OUR CHILDHOOD?
THEIRS?
OURS?
THEIRS?
STATISTICS
WHERE IT OCCURS?
 REASONS

• Poverty
• Over population
• Parental illiteracy
• High education & living cost
• Weak laws to protect
 EFFECTS

• Child’s health
• Less education
• Increase drug addict
MALAYSIA
 MALAYSIA

• Study on 454 working children

• Issue regarded controllable

Types of child abuse

10
27

Physical abuse
63
Emotional abuse

Sexual abuse
 WHAT CAN WE DO?

• Donate fund to NGOs

• Awareness to rural people about importance of education
• Start campaign
 GIVE & GET

• The Prophet said: “When a person dies his works end, except for three: ongoing
charity, knowledge that is benefited from, and a righteous child who
prays for him.” (Muslim, Al-Tarmizi, others)
 IF YOU HAVE TIME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QosOgqTvymY
(Ship breaking/dismantling in Bangladesh)
• 25% between 10 – 17 years old
THANK YOU