ABSTRACT
Bangladesh is a developing country in South Asia. While its economy remains mainly dependent on agriculture, the industrial sector has made a significant contribution to its GDP in recent years. Child labour is prevalent throughout the country. Like many other developing countries, the factors that have led to an increasing number of children working include poverty, lack of appropriate, affordable and accessible education, low rates of parental literacy, and cultural impediments. The factors which compel the children to earn livelihood for themselves and/or for their families are the push factors. Some of the features that attract children towards job markets are pull factors. The strategies also included continuous monitoring and verification, by BGMEA, International Labour Organization (ILO) and Government of Bangladesh (GOB) factory inspectors, of the garment factories to ensure that new child workers do not replace these children.
