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1 online resource : illustrations Website catalogued: 19 Aug. 2017 AnyQuestions is funded by the Ministry of Education, managed by the National Library of New Zealand, and staffed by librarians from right around New Zealand Topics covered: Children's rights, child exploitation, hazardous work, slavery, child labour causes, eliminating child labour, poverty, child labour laws, child labour initiatives, child labour. Social sciences: Continunity and change, economic world Contents: Facts and statistics -- Benefits and disadvantages -- Industries that use child labour -- Children's rights -- Books Summary: Putting young children to work in conditions that are usually considered unsafe or unhealthy is known as child labour. This includes work that is dangerous, illegal or prevents children from getting an education. Child labour was very common in the past. These days most societies believe child labour is wrong, but it remains a major issue in some parts of the world. This entry will give you information about where to find information about child labour, including facts and statistics, the benefits and disadvantages, industries that use child labour and children's rights Junior secondary (Years 7-10); Senior secondary (Years 11-13) Many answers