The worldwide population of children under fourteen who work full-time is thought to exceed 200 million. Most of these laws only are meant to protect very small children. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, however, stated that children are under 18 years of age. Children between 15 and 18 should therefore also be protected by child labor laws. Child labor not only robs children of their childhood but contributes to adult unemployment.
Children have to compete with adults in the work place.
Since child labor is so cheap it lowers adult wages. This lowers the economy and living conditions of countries. Children are cheap labor that can t defend themselves and are easily threatened into obedience by their owners. They also will work for less pay than adults so the children receive their jobs. As a result the amount of money brought into the home is less and not enough to support the family.