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Can this be positive for economic development?

Explore the negative impact of child labour on economic development and the perpetuation of poverty, with facts and data on the number of child labourers, their productivity, and the relationship between child labour and wages.

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Can this be positive for economic development?

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  1. Some Facts…. Can this be positive for economic development? • Estimated number of child labourers: 246 million • Estimated number in ‘worst forms’: 8.4 million (2004) Electroplate worker, India     1993 • Under the age of 10: 73 million • Annual Deaths: 22 000

  2. Child Labour is a NEGATIVE force for economic development Blacksmith apprentice,Afghanistan 2002

  3. Economic Development: • Increased availability of food, shelter and clothing • Higherincomes, better education, better attention to human values • People and nations free from servitude, the forces of ignorance and human misery Metal worker, Morocco     1997

  4. Some More Facts… • Children is not as productive as adults • Negative relationship between income and child labour Shepherd, Bolivia

  5. Labour Supply Coal collecting, Afghanistan 2002 • Children in labour force keep wages low • Children out of the labour force increases wages

  6. Human Capital Low Level Development Trap Take off Low Level Trap Human Capital • Child labour perpetuates poverty • and hinders development • Investment in human capital perpetuates long term sustainable development Brick worker, Nepal      1995

  7. Conclusion Construction Workers, India Vicious Cycle of Child Labor Perpetuates Poverty

  8. Thank you. Garbage picker, Mexico     1996

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