Child Slavery
What is child slavery?
Despite the fact that many people believe that slavery no longer exists, an estimated five million children are in slavery worldwide, including in the India.
Child slavery is often confused with child labour, but is much worse. Whilst child labour is harmful for children and hinders their education and development, child slavery occurs when a child’s labour is exploited for someone else’s gain.
Child slavery includes:
Children used by others for profit, often through violence, abuse and threats, in prostitution or pornography, forced begging, petty crime and the drug trade Forced child labour, for example in agriculture, factories, construction, brick kilns, mines, bars, the tourist industry or domestic work Children forced to take part in armed conflicts Children forced to marry