LOSIS

What are the social and economic costs of continuing

with child labor? Check all that apply.

Children cannot attend school.

Children may find it hard to improve their economic

situation.

Children have fewer health issues.

Children working now can affect the US economy

later.

Children are gaining important skills to use as

adults.

The answers are A, B and D

The correct answers are:

a) Children cannot attend school.

b) Children may find it hard to improve their economic situation.

Explanation:

While child labor was common throughout the world, it was systemically banned in order to provide a better living for children.

As early as only a 200 years ago, it was common in many countries to employ children as young as 6 to work in coal mines, farms etc and pay them much less than an adult.

However, it was realized that for a modern society to work, education was very important and children working 12-16 hours a day could not take part in it.

A poor education would most likely mean that a child might stay in poverty and their social mobility might be constrained.

Today, most countries in the world have completely banned child labor and make it mandatory for them take an education.