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HUMAN RIGHTS

ISSUES

CHILD LABOUR


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The change starts within each one of us, and

ends only when all children are free to be

children Craig Kielburger

Families with normal livesand a steady income haveparents who go to work andchildren who go to schooland have time to play.

This is not the case for the2! million child labourerswho daily find themselvesworking long hours underharsh" dangerous and

e#ploitative conditions.


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Child labour is intolerable

Though definitions vary!hild labour "eans #or$that is done by !hildrenunder the age of %& '%( in

so"e develo)ing!ountries* #hi!h restri!tsor da"ages a !hild+s)hysi!al e"otionalintelle!tual so!ial and,or

s)iritual gro#th-


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.hy is this a hu"an rights issue/

Children #ho #or$ are subse0uentlysub1e!t to abuse both )hysi!al andse2ual fro" their e")loyers

They often #or$ under !onditions that areboth unhealthy and )otentially fatal- Thiss!enario !annot !ontinue-


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Globally the "a1ority of !hild labourers!o"e fro" the )oorer se!tions of

so!iety- So!ial e2!lusion anddis!ri"ination arei")ortant fa!tors that$ee) !hildren out of

s!hool and for!e the" to#or$-Ending )overty andin!reasing a!!ess to

edu!ation are therefore!ru!ial tools in the fightagainst ending !hildlabour-


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$hy should we care%

34ur greatest natural resour!e is the"inds of our !hildren-3 5 .alt 6isney

7e!ause of their uni0ue and vulnerable)osition !hildren are denied the basi!#or$ing rights and #ages given to adults-


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&educe poverty

I")roving a!!ess toedu!ation and atta!$ing)overty head5on #ould goa long #ay to solving the

!hallenges !hildren fa!e-.e "ust hel) the" intheir struggle- Childlabour is an issue is

!losely !onne!ted #ith)overty


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'ost people agree that when we speak about child

labour" we mean labour which is intolerable or harmful

to children" or which denies them their right to fullydevelop" to play or to go to school.

Child labour includes(

) $ork performed by children under the age of *

) +ong hours of work on a regular or full,time basis

) -busive treatment by the employer

) o access" or poor access" to education


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$hat is bonded labour%

There are / types of 0onded +abour(

) The first is when a child inherits a debt carried byhis or her parents.

) -nother form of bonded labour occurs when a childis used as collateral for a loan. For e#ample" a parentfacing an unusually large or urgent e#pense woulduse this method to obtain necessary money.

) Finally" a child worker can enter into bondage totheir employer by re1uesting an advance on futurewages they e#pect to earn.


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6n all of these cases" thedebt is consistentlyincreased" through interest"to a sum beyond thecapacity of the worker torepay. 4#penses and interestconsume all wages and alsocause the debt to grow.

4ssentially" the childlabourer becomes theproperty of the debtcollector.


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7lobally" 2! million children are child labourers.

) 28 million of these children are engaged in ha9ardous

work.

) :/ million working children are less than ; years old .

) 4very year" 22";;; children die in work,related accidents.

) The largest number of working children,22 million,are in

the -sia,


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=> are in industry" including mining and1uarrying" manufacturing and

construction


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The highest proportion of working children is insub,?aharan -frica" where nearly one third of thechildren aged @ and under A@! million childrenB arein the labour force.

0etween @; and *; per cent of all forced labourersare children.

.2 million of these children have been traffickedAbought andor soldB.


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.here do !hildren #or$/

early :;> are in agriculture Arural children"especially girls" usually start working in this industrywhen they are very young" often between * and :years of ageB

) 22> are in services" including wholesale and retailtrade" restaurants and hotels" transport" personalservices" etc

) => are in industry" including mining and 1uarrying"manufacturing and construction


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8u"ar !hild labourer

3It #as li$e a )rison#e #ere lo!$edinside- .e #or$ed

fro" & a-"- until"idnight "a$ing!ar)ets and #e sle)ta"ong the

"a!hines-3

? f hild l b


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?ome causes of child labour


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9oor households tendto have "ore!hildren and #ith

large fa"ilies there isa greater li$elihoodthat !hildren #ill #or$and have lo#er

s!hool attendan!eand !o")letion-

So"e e")loyers hire!hildren be!ause they!an )ay the" less

"oney- They alsooffer )oor #or$ing!onditions be!ause!hildren are less li$ely

to !o")lain-


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$hy not make child labour

illegal%

In !ountries all over the #orld !ountlessla#s and )oli!ies against the e2)loitationof !hildren already e2ist; the )oliti!al #ill toenfor!e the" ho#ever does not-


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$hat needs to be done%

The international communityhas the funds to provide freeprimary education,a necessarytool to combat child labour.

) 0etter access to education

) ?ocial awareness and activism

) The rehabilitation of childlabourers.

) +egislation and properenforcement child labour laws

6n turn" governments need todevote resources to educationso that() ?chooling is compulsory" ofgood 1uality and relevance" andis of little or no cost to poorfamilies.

?uccess ?tory( 6n ==@" 'alawimade primary education free.From one academic year to thene#t" enrolment increased byroughly *; percent" and more of

the new students were femalethan male.

? i iti ti th t b ff ti


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?ome initiatives that can be effective

in combating child labour(

6mproving child labourlegislation and laws

4nforcement of childlabour legislation andlaws

6ncreasing 1uality"relevance and access toeducation

Gocational training

41uality for women and

girls

&eplace child workerswith adults

-m 6 wearing a childHswork%


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Iowdo you know if what you are

buying was made using child

labour%

Consumers should check if labels state that theproduct is union made.

$atch for the labels of campaigns such as Rug!ar"who is working to end child labour in the carpetindustry and #airtrade $ar".

These types of labels provide a guarantee thatchildren were not involved in the production of theitem.

6f you donDt know ...askJ The sales staff may be ableto provide you with the information you need. Thencontact the company e#plaining your concern.


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The ?ituation Today

there are


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Rug"ar$

/;;";;; children in 6ndia"epal and


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The Carpet 6ndustry

Loin a growing group of socially responsibleconsumers who are sending the powerful signal thatthey will not support products made with child laboror through inhumane working conditions.

Know someone who may be in the market for ahandmade carpet% Tell them about the &ug'arklabel, their peace of mind that no child labor wasused to produce their carpet or rug.

-n estimated @ percent of children in 6ndia ages *,@are engaged in child labor activities" including carpetproduction. AThe ?tate of the $orldHs Children 2;;8"56C4FB


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There are many children who live

near a garbage dump

Their families cannotsupport them so theysearch the dumps forsomething to sell.

The children collect thematerials and recycle themfor a small amount of money.

The children are at high riskas they are being constantlye#posed to harmful gassesthat come out ofdecomposing trash.

They also may cut their feeton glass and sharp obMectssince many of them cannotafford proper footwear.


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-griculture

f the 2*; million child laborers worldwide" itis estimated that at least half of them work inagriculture alone.

There are many different types of agriculturalwork. ne of them is picking fruits andvegetables.

The work is physically demanding because

the children must bend down" kneel" climbladders" carry heavy loads of fruit" and otherthings.


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They also are e#posed to dangerous tools and

have to use unsafe machinery they donDt knowhow to operate.

They also are e#posed to dangerous tools andhave to use unsafe machinery they donDt know

how to operate.

Children who work in agriculture often e#perienceback pain from bending over so much" and alsohave blistered and callused hands from operatingmachinery and using tools such as rakes" hoes"and shovels all day long.


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A !hild #or$ing in the agri!ultural

se!tor


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This "ust be )revented


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.hat is to be done/

Creating international laws that countries can adopt in order to stem child labor., the minimum age for employment for children. 'any

accept this is *.

national laws , banning the import of some child,labor,made items.

, laws that ban child labor under a certain age"

actually enforcing these laws. +aws do absolutely no good when not enforced"

7overnments should have a Nminimum family income that would be used to supportpoor families.

?pecial


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?pecial


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Naravan #as a !hildlabourer for abouteight years in the

!ar)et industry beforehe #as res!ued and)la!ed in a s)e!ial)rogra""e-

Naravan Ti#ari


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The a!hieve"ent of hu"an rights isan on5going battle-

A"nesty International and Hu"an Rights .at!hare organi?ations dedi!ated to its develo)"ent-

but there are "any "ore )layers on the lo!allevel-

Bor e2a")le; !iti?ens !o""unities grassrootsorgani?ations and govern"ents-

to )revent hu"an rights violations raisea#areness of hu"an rights and res)onsibilities

se!ure res)e!t for all hu"an rights and )ro"oteinternational !oo)eration to )rote!t hu"anrights-


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