在不少发展中国家,由于经济落后、人民生活贫困,适龄儿童不去上学而去打工是较普遍的现象。印度是世界上童工最多的国家之一。 印度独立以来,童工人数一直呈增长趋势。1951年童工人数只有248万;据1971年的人口普查,当年童工已达到1070万(其中女童工790万,男童工280万),占全国劳工总数的4.66％;1981年人口普查结果为1170万;1983年中央政府公布的数字为1736万,据说这还是缩 In many developing countries, due to the backward economy and poor people’s living standards, it is a common phenomenon that school-aged children go to work instead of going to school. India is one of the most child labor countries in the world. Since independence, child labor has been on the rise. According to the 1971 census, there were 10.7 million children (including 7.9 million girls and 2.8 million boys and girls), accounting for 4.66% of the total number of workers in the country. The 1981 census resulted in a total of 11.7 million In 1983, the central government announced the figure of 17.36 million, which is said to have contracted