The term child labor denotes work done by children which overtaxes their strength and stunts their physical or mental growth. It harms them as children and may prevent them from becoming normal adults. Child labor is therefore objectionable for humanitarian and utilitarian reasons alike. Though cheaper than adult labor, it is less efficient and constitutes a waste of human and economic resources. It damages not only the child but society as a whole.         In the …showed first 75 words of 936 total…

…showed last 75 words of 936 total…of factory inspection, has successfully continued its effort to mitigate harmful effects of child labor. The ILO, however, lacks the power to enforce the conventions.         On November 20, 1959, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a Declaration of the Rights of the Child and unanimously demanded that it be given the widest publicity. The declaration urged the right of a child to recreation, schooling, care, and protection 'against all forms of neglect, cruelty, and economic exploitation.'