Child Labour is a serious problem in many parts of the world. Its presence in hazardous industries is a gross violation of human rights. If children are not dying in explosions, they are dying a slow but sure death in the glass, brass-ware, lock,
slate, balloon, brick-kiln and other industries.
Not only are children working in hazardous industries, they are also engaged in the most hazardous processes in industries which adults do not want to touch. In the glass industry, children are primarily engaged in removing molten glass from the furnaces. Since the furnaces are designed for adults, the child's face is almost touching the wall of the furnace. It is not all. Accidents happen all the time and most of them go unreported.
Child labour and its problems are intimately related to the extreme poverty. These children belong to the families of total have-nots who do not have any
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