FlexiQuiz - Child Labour Quiz

For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript.

Submitting ...

1. What is the estimated number of children worldwide who are in employment?

a. 300 million

b. 260 million

c. 230 million

2. What is the estimated number of children who die per year in work related accidents?

a. 20,000

b. 40,000

c. 10,000

3. What is the distinguishing feature of Child labour when compared to forced labour or human trafficking?

a. Child Labour solely relates to the illegal use of children for work

b. Human Trafficking and Child Labour are often closely interlinked, with the only real distinction that it is children who are then forced into work

c. They are all totally separate issues with each relating to a separate issue within the context of modern slavery

4. Who is more at risk generally or being subjected to child labour?

a. Girls

b. Boys

5. What effect has the COVID-19 Pandemic had on child labour?

a. The numbers of victims has been estimated to have decreased

b. It is being undetected far more as mandatory reporters such as teachers and paediatricians are unable to see the children often, and it is estimated to have increased

c. It is estimated to have stagnated as people remain in quarantine and unable to leave their homes

6. Out of the following options, what is the best definition of child labour?

a. Children below the minimum employment age that seek for employment or get hired for pay.

b. Work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential & their dignity, and is generally harmful to their physical and mental development.

c. Both A & B

d. Any work or service that a child is forced to do against their will, under a threat or punishment.

7. When it comes to identifying child labour, what are the signs/indicators that should be considered?

a. Lack of education

b. Cultural beliefs

c. Household income

d. All of the above

8. What are the leading factors in the failure to eradicate child labour?

a. Ineffective statutory legislation

b. Economic pressures in the working class

c. Ethical violations by businesses

d. All of the above

9. Out of the following ways, how can child labour be prevented?

a. Policies to remedy statutory violations that leave room for child labour.

b. Child labour is not an isolated issue; therefore, prevention would be a far stretch.

c. Creation of a global supply chain

d. Both A & C

10. What is the main distinction between child labour and ‘the worst forms of child labour’/hazardous child labour?

a. Hazardous child labour involves work that is likely to kill the child or subject them to serious risk of physical harm

b. Hazardous child labour involves work which is harmful to physical and mental development

c. Hazardous child labour involves work which interferes with a child’s education

Submit

Child Labour Quiz

Powered by FlexiQuiz.