Why child labour exists ?
Unicef defined child labour as the works that are considerd harmful for a child
and exceed a minimum number of hours I LO defined child labour as damage
to childrens health , hamper their education and lead to furthur exploitation
and abuse . I L O also defined the worst from child laobur which includes using
children in armed forces . ( i. e. in africa ) , sexual exploitition like prostituation
and pornography . illegal activities like trafficking of drugs etc .
one of the major reasons behind child labour is poverty when children have no
option left other than to work for their survivals . In the developing countries
when the govt. fails to provide the basic requirements for the children . when
the only earning member or suffering from serious illness . Natural calamity
like tsunami , cyclone , flood etc . also drag children towards child labour.
The UN published the childrens right in the convention on the rights of the child ,
which was adopted in 1989. article 32 stated that govt. need to recogise
the right of the child to be protected from ecoomic exploitation , likely to
interfere with the child's health or physical , mental , spritual , moral or social
devlopmet . article 28 - every childs right to education , article 34 - govts. must
protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse .
The laws on child labour may seem inadequate because even though more than
130 countries singed in the international conventions for not allowing children
to work under 14 or 15 but to some countries these laws are stilled confusing
or vague and not enforced .
The laws to regulate child's health and safety at work are rarely enforced .
poor infrastructure like systematic birth registration in the devloping countries fails to recognise the actual age of the children and employers take advantage of such
loophies . according to I LO from 2004 to 2008 only 3 % reduction of child labour .
International key regulation had a great impact as it impliedly enforced govts.
to enact some laws in order to protect children from child labour . The chilren
of third world countries are main victims , so its the duty of these international
organisation and first world countries to help to help these children as their
govt. cannot ensure the basic requirements of a child . however it will not
be the wise to stop working of children , rather proper rehailitation of their
living will be preferable .
The UN published the childrens right in the convention on the rights of the child ,
which was adopted in 1989. article 32 stated that govt. need to recogise
the right of the child to be protected from ecoomic exploitation , likely to
interfere with the child's health or physical , mental , spritual , moral or social
devlopmet . article 28 - every childs right to education , article 34 - govts. must
protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse .
The laws on child labour may seem inadequate because even though more than
130 countries singed in the international conventions for not allowing children
to work under 14 or 15 but to some countries these laws are stilled confusing
or vague and not enforced .
The laws to regulate child's health and safety at work are rarely enforced .
poor infrastructure like systematic birth registration in the devloping countries fails to recognise the actual age of the children and employers take advantage of such
loophies . according to I LO from 2004 to 2008 only 3 % reduction of child labour .
International key regulation had a great impact as it impliedly enforced govts.
to enact some laws in order to protect children from child labour . The chilren
of third world countries are main victims , so its the duty of these international
organisation and first world countries to help to help these children as their
govt. cannot ensure the basic requirements of a child . however it will not
be the wise to stop working of children , rather proper rehailitation of their
living will be preferable .
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