Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceSOCIAL CHANGE.3 Marks
Question
Why is child labour more in demand$?$
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Answer
Reason for more demand of children as labourers:
$(1)$ Child labour is the cheapest factor of production. Compared to adult more work can be taken from children that too by giving lesser wages.
$(2)$ Unlike adult employees, the children are ignorant and not united. Due to lack of unity, they can neither raise their voice nor can they protest.
As a result, child labourers can be easily exploited in various ways and they would not even come to know that they are getting exploited.
$(3)$ Many times adults refuse to work in hard and hazardous condition. Children can be easily bribed to work there by paying little wages.
Children can be forced to work for more hours over the scheduled time either by threatening or tempting.
$(4)$ Child labourers are easily available.
$(5)$ Poor families push their children into work when actually it is their age of taking education. They feel that children should work and support the family. This thought adds more child labour in the market.
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