What should one do if one comes across the use of child labor?

Child labour is when children are doing work that they should not be doing, that harms them or stops them going to school. ... Yes, they should. But around the world 58 million children do not go to primary or elementary school. That is about one in 10 of all the children in the six to 11 age group. read more

Making child labor illegal is always, always helping children. Yes, poverty is often extreme, but the organization of child labor is a form of slavery. Children who work in mines, mills, and factories have no rights, are at great risk for abuse and often suffer horrible injuries. Make no mistake about it. read more

Well, I have listed some positive sides of child labor below to explain you that why child labor might be a good thing and should not be banned completely. Children can contribute to family income A very cruel, yet very common scenario in poor countries is that parents consider their children as a reliable source of income. read more

To learn about more ways companies can work to eliminate child labor, please see our child labor and forced labor toolkit. Rachel Rigby is the deputy chief of the research & policy division in the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking within the department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs. read more