Talk:Child labour

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"Child Labor : Threatening children to work to earn a living.

In India, if a boy/girl wants to read and write ,which basically implies that if he/she wishes to go to a school or college,he/she cant afford because they don't even have money for their food.So how is it going to be possible for them to go to the school and obviously the great amount of money needed for registration is not affordable for them.So the only way to do this is "EARN AND LEARN".This means in the day time they can have a part-time job which is sufficient enough for their studies."

Indian poverty and child abuse
“Child labour is still widely used today in many countries, including India and Bangladesh. CACL estimated that there are between 70 and 80 million child labourers in India.”

Child Labor's Decrease Over the Years In USA
In 1916 and 1918, congress passed laws that would apply equally to all American children, however the Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional because they denied children the freedom to contract work.

During the Great Depression, child labor decreased for adults more deserately needed a job more than children. During that time, there was a high unemployment rate along with a growing need for a better-educated work force. This gradually decreased the rate in child labor.

In 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which set a minimum wage and maximum hour standards for all workers and it additionaly placed limitations on child labor (15 and under could not manufacture nor mine). The law was amended in 1949.

Even with the laws we have today, there are many illegal child labor in USA.

Inappropriate Tone In The "Potential Benefits" Section
Currently the section titled "Potential Benefits" is written in a tone that is entirely inappropriate for an encyclopedia, and the phrasing seems to favor looser child labor restrictions.

The section at present (09th of May 2023, 22:00 GMT+05:30)

112.134.164.173 (talk) 16:34, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


 * The section was merged from Child Work in 2016, after the article was nominated for deletion (see Talk:Child labour/Archive 1). I agree that the section is written like a personal essay or reflection, with undue weight on minority views, and not in an appropriate encyclopedic tone. Two editors in the previous discussion I linked to both expressed negative opinions about the content of the section, with User:Aircorn specifically stating, In my opinion the section I just merged does not improve this article.
 * I suggest deleting the section entirely, unless an editor with expertise in this area steps in and rewrites it in an encyclopedic tone from a neutral point of view. 2602:FC24:13:1:E4F7:9065:0:1 (talk) 16:01, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't see it as inappropriate tone, and it appears to be reasonably sourced, thought the last sentence seems only to be true for undeveloped countries. I support keeping it. The statements may need to be verified as to whether they accurately paraphrase their sources, I have not looked into that.  Many sentences seem overly broad as there will be huge differences between the benefits/negatives of work in industrialized countries as opposed to subsistence farming communities. --- Avatar317 (talk) 05:51, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * There are definitely sections that do not meet the appropriate definition as defined here in my opinion.
 * Furthermore, some sections make statements that are not relevant to the topic and are only present as a defense for child labor more than pointing out any potential benefit
 * "Even when work is intensive and enforced, children often find ways to combine their work with play"
 * This sentence does not point out any potential benefits of child work, but rather acts as defense of forced child labor. The sole purpose of this sentence is to soften the image of enforced child labor and it does not provide any useful information related to the subtopic.
 * The sentence that precedes this sentence talks about how children potentially might enjoy their work is also not written in an appropriate tone as it is phrased as a definite statement, instead of being phrased like "Some studies suggest children may potentially enjoy their work...."
 * The same can be said about the entirety of this section.
 * The other thing to be mentioned here is this section focuses more on child work that would not fall under the definition of child labor as defined above in this article.(For reference, child labor is defined as "the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them of their childhood" in the article) M. Adelina (talk) 14:55, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

The "exploitation" of child labor in the USSR.
Proof that child labor was not paid in the USSR? Are you victims of false propaganda? Who produced the tools that the children worked with and how? Who provided the places for labor? Who taught labor?

This is a prepared labor education thanks to the initiative of the government of Soviets of Workers of the USSR at various levels (it's better to find out what the Soviet system is)! KB 1917 (talk) 20:27, 1 June 2024 (UTC)