<em><u>Child labor refers to practically any form of work or physical participation/activity that can deprive a child of his/her/their childhood. Such activities that are unwanted or unfavorable to both the physical and mental health of the child and/or children involved also affects their normal development as a human being.</u></em>
<u><em>Positives</em></u>
In some countries, parents consider their children as a reliable source of income. It can be a huge support for poor families if their children bring in the money.
Children from a poor family can pay their school fees by working during their free time.
Some children in developing countries often help with their family business, which assists in the process of the products.
Child Labor is cheap. If a family has sick family members, the child can work and bring in income.
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<em></em><u><em>Negatives</em></u>
Child labor often involved children working in hazardous and dangerous conditions.
They start from a very young age which can strip them from their childhood.
Children are working, so they have no access to education.
The organizations that employ children to work sometimes abuse them illegally if they are not working up to expected standards.
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific would compete for government generosity, because the line that built the most miles would get the most cash and land. The railroad would then be financed by selling this land.
