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| [http://economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2012/06/child-labour-to-ban-or-not-to-ban.html] Kids are being put to work at such young age, due to poverty |
Poverty is the biggest issue in why there is child labor today. Lack of government support, makes parents to but they child to work. Most kids came from poor families. Sometimes families were so poor that they needed for the child to work in order to get by. Children were the perfect fit to work in the factories because they got paid less, owners of factories would rather save money and hire anyone who would do the work for less. Machines didn't take much effort it was a all rounded, basic job in the factory because the machines did most of the work. Kids were small enough to fix small errors when the machine had problems.
WHERE IS CHILD LABOR OCCURRING?
Asia And majority of the pacific ocean region (78 million 9.3% of children population)
Sub-Saharan Africa (59 million 21%), Latin American & Caribbean (13 million 8.8%), Middle East & North Africa (9.2 million 8.4%),
[Sited: http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang--en/index.htm#a2]
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| This picture demonstrates the map of percentage of kids who aren't time limited in their work field/ job. |
WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT CHILD LABOR?
Child Labor sometimes is seen as the potential and dignity being harmed physically, and mentally, this has impacted the world especially society. Agriculture is the most important sector of child labor (98 million 59%). Get rid of brutal works no kid should be in a hazardous environment example coal mines, agriculture, and around big factory machines. Speak out about it, form a group or an organization to spread the voice and be apart of the movement. One of the reasons kids are working and experiencing child labor is because the parents can't afford to send their child to school. Education should be free to everyone especially children. Government should provide support to those families in poverty, the hunger epitomizes one of the reason why children go through labor work. The hunger can be defeated by opening/ starting new programs that provide food to the hungry and needy. Speak out about it, form a group or an organization to spread the voice and be apart of the movement.
[Source: Marking progress against child labor - Global estimates and trends 2000-2012 (ILO-IPEC, 2013 Sited: http://www.ilo.org/ipec/facts/lang--en/index.htm, http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/history-child-labor]
Global (Elfrank) February 27, 2014
Mahli Petillo Period 6 & 7
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