In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Child

labour

is a controversial topic. People’s opinions range from categorizing it as completely immoral to encouraging

such

labour

since children receive the opportunity to grow and become responsible themselves. In the following,

this

essay will elaborate both sides. In my opinion,

child

labour

should be prohibited, since the risks, which children have to bear with at

such

a young age, are unacceptable. On the one hand,

child

labour

can be beneficial because it gives them

first

insights into working life and could

therefore

help them in finding the right career or the right school to go to.

For example

, children working in a shop learn how to treat clients well and how to negotiate. So,

child

labour

can be valuable for the small ones.

On the other hand

, most countries which employ

child

labour

have weak human and

labour

standards.

For instance

, children are misused as mine workers in Kongo, exploited, not paid well and treated badly. Since the danger of exploiting a

child

’s work force is very high and hard to control,

such

labour

should be forbidden.

Furthermore

, if children had to work, they wouldn’t have time to go to school and lose the chance to get higher education and a better job.

This

results in a malicious circle with people getting stuck in low-paid, unrewarding jobs. For

this

reason,

child

labour

is a wrong. In conclusion,

child

labour

is a serious threat to the wellbeing and the future of every

child

and the potential advantages are minimal in comparison to the disadvantages.

Consequently

, I think that

child

labour

should be prohibited.