CHILD LABOUR

CHILD LABOUR “The child is the father of man”. This famous line quoted by William Wordsworth refers to the importance of the child for the development of society as well as for the all round development of human race. Childhood is the time to garner the best physical, (ADJECTIVE) intellectual (ADJECTIVE) and emotional (ADJECTIVE) capacity to fulfill this duty towards the nation and to one’s own self. However, this simple rule of nature has been crippled by the ever growing menace of child labour. If one conceives the idea of child labour, it brings before the eyes the picture of exploitation of little, physically (adverb) tender, illiterate and under nourished children working in hazardous (ADJECTIVE) and unhealthy (ADJECTIVE) conditions. Child labour is a situation in which young children are employed to work on firms, homes, mines and hotels. The practice is common in underdeveloped countries but is limited in developing countries as well where it is considered to be illegal and violation of human rights.
The history of child labour can be traced down to the Victorian (ADJECTIVE) era. During this era children were forced to work in mines and in factories. Child labour also played a critical role during the industrial revolution. In this case children as young as five years were forced to work in manufacturing industries under poor working conditions. Child labour is mostly contributed by poverty. Most parents send their children to work so that they can bring the much needed income. Sometimes children themselves are forced to work due to illiteracy, poverty, inequality, failure of social welfare schemes and population explosion. Among these children there is a story of a seven years old child Ahmad and his three sisters: Sara, Sana and Hareem. Ahmad belonged to a poor family of Rahim Yarkhan. He lived with his parents along with his three sisters. His father used to work as a laborer in the construction of buildings. One day during the