Child Labour and Protection of Human Rights : A Study on the Notun Bazaar, Shekpara and Railway Station of Khulna city.
ABSTRACT This study has done on the child labours of some selected points of the Khulna city. Child labour is a complex problem. It is controversial and emotional issues for the world, but the scenario is acute in the developing countries. The number of child labourers from 5 to 14 years is 250 million in the world today and of them 61% belongs in Asia . Bangladesh is contested terrain in this context and contained 6.5 million child labourers who constitute 16.6% of the total labour force of the country. From the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and the existing laws it is shown that the human rights of the child labourers are being violated. The study aims to identify existing situation of child labourers in the study area. It also identifies the condition of human rights in respect of child labours and show how they are being violated. The Shekpara, Notun Bazaar and Railway Station of Khulna city have been selected as the study area. Data has been