A Critical Analysis of Domestic and International Laws relating to Child Labour in Bangladesh

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of the labour laws relating to child from national and international perspective. The study also has the importance of understating the child labour and its negative impact on the children as well as on the society. The methodology of the study is basically based on the secondary data. Documentation study is the sole data collection tool used for conducting the study. Descriptive analysis is utilised to analyse the data to attain the aim and objectives of the study. The findings of the study shows that the lack of education and awareness is affecting for the increase of child labour in this country. Several barriers such as lack of the role of local authority, lack of suitable strategy for implementation and lack of attention from the organisations are responsible for making the children work in vulnerable working condition. The amendments can be made if it is necessary and the role of local authorities can be improved to increase the efficacy of the labour laws in Bangladesh.