global south perspective on childhood
The global south has a different perspective on childhood. They believe that children form a fundamental part of social life, and they should contribute financially to the wellbeing of the family or building a countries economy. High poverty rights attribute this in most of the global south countries.
Education has a lot of impact in societies that child labor is a common thing. Education is not only beneficial to children who are active in school but also those who are working. As stated above, one of the factors that is contributing to child labor is illiteracy. Education will provide children with information about child labor. The children who go to schools will become informed about children’s rights and parent’s responsibilities. This helps in creating awareness, and even those who are already in the workforce will know their rights.
Child labor is a usual activity in the global south nations. This is connected to the high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment in developing countries like Bangladesh. Education is a fundamental right for every child; however, in developing countries, it is a different case. Children are forced into child labor to meet significant needs like food. There is no way you will tell a child to go to school with an empty stomach. As a result, most children opt to engage in labor than school as a means of survival.
The government of Bangladesh has implemented a free, and compulsory education Manusher Jonno Foundation notes. First, education being free encourages parents to enroll their children at school. Second, being mandatory forces parents to take their children to schools. Despite all these policies, the numbers of children who have not enrolled in primary education are many.
The Bangladesh government has been able to implement some of the UNCRC, but it has failed to end child labor in the country. One factor that has contributed to this is the lack of government to strengthen or establish stronger bodies to handle issues of child labor. The country needs to build children’s right offices across the country and also ensure that adults found violating children’s rights are severely punished.