Power Looms Health Hazardous For Child Laborers

Power looms were major cause of health hazard for child laborers in Punjab which was revealed during the visit of Human Rights Commission to various looms,said Chair person Chairperson of Human Rights Commission Nasreen Azhar

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jan, 2019 ) :Power looms were major cause of health hazard for child laborers in Punjab which was revealed during the visit of Human Rights Commission to various looms,said Chair person Chairperson of Human Rights Commission Nasreen Azhar.

Talking to APP, she said that child labor has very dangerous affect on skin disease and asthma (in the worst cases) fatal injuries and not only physical, but also mental and behavioral problems can be seen the result of hazard child labor.

She also said that the total environment for child labor can be found in developing areas were considered as extremely hazardous like mining, construction and fishing, unfortunately tools and machines are not made for them, and thus pose more hazards, she added.

Around 160 million people suffer from occupational diseases and 2 million people die every year as a result of occupational accidents and work-related diseases and injuries all over the world, further she added.

Similarly, around 337 million fatal and non-fatal accidents occur each year according to ILO data and still the figures are quite underestimated as nearly 50 percent of workplace injuries are never reported, especially in developing countries, she added.