Child Labour in Bhutan

In Bhutan although child labor is not banned outright, certain practices such as child child prostitution, hard labor,trafficking,  night work, and dangerous and unhealthy working conditions are specifically banned.After 18 years the child can do any type of work. In practice, child labor is common on in shops, factories ,  homes, mills , farms,  and at schools themselves. As of 2009, the UNHCR and UNICEF had found children working at road construction ,automobile workshops,sites,  restaurants and as street vendors; some children were also used in sexual exploitation.

To Compensation to these conditions, the National Commission of Bhutan for Women and Children works to provide these children with stable households, educational opportunities, and shelter on a monthly basis. The same government agency also supervision foster homes and adoptions of orphans and exploited children.

Child Labour Industries in Bhutan

In Bhutan the children are engage diferent tpes of works  including in agriculture and domestic service. The majority of child labor in Bhutan occurs in agriculture in rural areas.Also works in automobile shops ,Carpet weaving shops , stone and marble cutting industries , deep fishing ,glass factory , they work in hotels , mixing pesticides , textile work , steel work and much more.

Causes of Child Labour

As the numbers of  girls child labours in Bhutan are more than the boys child labours , the reason behind it is that the women and men both has not equal rights. In Bhutan the women of Bhutan earn while the men lives freely. They don't accept their responsibilities and so the mothers , wives , daughters and sisters have to work very hard for their food.

The girls haven't allow to go to schools and universities. But the boys can go anyway.

This type of situation is enough to destroy any country.