Child labour and education in Bangladesh

Child labour is a multi-dimensional and complex issue. It is a symptom of economic vulnerability of people, inadequate legal system and labour laws, cultural and social inequities, as well as a result of an inaccessible and low-quality educational system. Child labour and education are inextricably linked. Child labour impacts on the enrollment rates, dropout and transition rates at the primary and secondary education level. Concomitantly, an inaccessible and low-quality educational system increases the incidence of child labour and thereby causes an even poorer quality of life for the most vulnerable in society.