child labour
child labour noun: work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane (for example, long hours, age-inappropriate, physically demanding).
Noun
child labour (uncountable)
- Work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane (for example, long hours, age-inappropriate, physically demanding).
child labour meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
child labour in Hindi
- work performed by children
- बाल-श्रम bāl-śram
child labour in Tamil
- work performed by children
- குழந்தைத் தொழிலாளர் kuḻantait toḻilāḷar
child labour in Bengali
- work performed by children
- শিশুশ্রম śiśusrom
child labour in Telugu
- work performed by children
- బాల కార్మికులు bāla kārmikulu
More languagesFewer languages
- child labour in Malayalam
- ബാലവേല bālavēla
- child labour in Kannada
- ಬಾಲಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ bālakārmika
- child labour in Punjabi
- ਬਾਲ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰੀ bāl mazdūrī
- child labour in Gujarati
- બાળ કામદાર bāḷ kāmdār
- child labour in Nepali
- बालश्रम bālaśram
- child labour in Pashto
- د ماشوم مزدوري کول
- child labour in Arabic
- عمالة الأطفال
- child labour in Indonesian
- buruh anak, pekerja anak
- child labour in Persian
- کودکان کار kudakân-e kâr
- child labour in Thai
- แรงงานเด็ก
- child labour in Vietnamese
- lao động trẻ em
Forms of child labour
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Questions about child labour
- What does child labour mean?
- Child labour means work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane (for example, long hours, age-inappropriate, physically demanding).
- What is child labour in Hindi?
- Child labour in Hindi is बाल-श्रम (bāl-śram). See Child labour meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is child labour?
- Child labour is a noun.
Words near child labour in the dictionary
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