1 / 32

CHILD LABOUR

CHILD LABOUR. Issues Analysis. What is Child Labour?. Child labour  refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.

salim
Download Presentation

CHILD LABOUR

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. CHILD LABOUR Issues Analysis

  2. What is Child Labour? • Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful

  3. Children under 14 may be employed in most occupations except for an industrial undertaking of any kind. • Children under 15 are unable to work in a factory • Children under 16 cannot work in a logging operation, in a mine or in construction. • Children under the age of 16 may be employed during school hours upon the approval of the Provincial School Attendance Counsellor.

  4. Child labor involves at least one of the following characteristics: • Violates a nation’s minimum age laws • Threatens children’s physical, mental, or emotional well-being • Involves intolerable abuse, such as child slavery, child trafficking, debt bondage, forced labor, or illicit activities • Prevents children from going to school • Uses children to undermine labour standards

  5. Where does most child labor occur? Estimated 218 million child laborers around the globe Approximately 114 million (53%) are in Asia and the Pacific 4.7 million in Bangladesh alone 14 million (7%) live in Latin America 65 million (30%) live in sub-Saharan Africa. Agriculture is the by far the most important employment sector. THE FACTS

  6. Child Labour in Agriculture An estimated 60% of child labor occurs in agriculture, fishing, hunting, and forestry. Children have been found harvesting: • bananas in Ecuador • cotton in Egypt and Benin • tea in Argentina and Bangladesh • cut flowers in Colombia • oranges in Brazil • cocoa in the Ivory Coast • fruits and vegetables in the U.S. • Children in commercial agriculture can face long hours in extreme temperatures, health risks from pesticides, little or no pay, and inadequate food, water, and sanitation.

  7. Child Labour in Agriculture • bananas in Ecuador

  8. Child Labour in Agriculture • cotton in Egypt and Benin

  9. Child Labour in Agriculture • tea in Argentina and Bangladesh

  10. Child Labour in Agriculture • cut flowers in Colombia

  11. Child Labour in Agriculture • oranges in Brazil

  12. Child Labour in Agriculture • cocoa in the Ivory Coast

  13. Child Labour in Agriculture • fruits and vegetables in the U.S.

  14. Mining and Quarrying • Children suffer extremely high illness and injury rates in underground mines, open pit mines, and quarries. • Children as young as 6 or 7 years old break up rocks, and wash, sieve, and carry ore. Nine-year-olds work underground setting explosives and carrying loads. Children work in a range of mining operations, including: • Gold in Colombia • Diamonds in Cote d’Ivoire • Emeralds in Colombia

  15. Mining and Quarrying • Gold in Colombia

  16. Mining and Quarrying • Diamonds in Cote d’Ivoire

  17. Mining and Quarrying • Emeralds in Colombia

  18. Child Labour in Manufacturing About 14 million children are estimated to be directly involved in manufacturing goods, including: • Carpets from India, Pakistan, Egypt • Clothing sewn in Bangladesh; footwear made in India and the Philippines • Soccer balls sewn in Pakistan • Glass and bricks made in India • Fireworks made in China, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, and Peru • Surgical instruments made in Pakistan

  19. Child Labour in Manufacturing • Carpets from India, Pakistan, Egypt

  20. Child Labour in Manufacturing • Clothing sewn in Bangladesh; footwear made in India and the Philippines

  21. Child Labour in Manufacturing • Soccer balls sewn in Pakistan

  22. Child Labour in Manufacturing • Glass and bricks made in India

  23. Child Labour in Manufacturing • Fireworks made in China, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, and Peru

  24. Child Labour in Manufacturing • Surgical instruments made in Pakistan

  25. Domestic Services • Many children, especially girls, work in domestic service • Start as young as 5 or 6 • Linked to child trafficking • Domestic child labourers can be victims of physical, emotional, and sometimes sexual abuse.

  26. Some of the work of young people in this sector is considered legitimate, but there are indications of considerable abuse. • Low pay is the norm, & in some tourist areas, children’s work in hotels and restaurants is linked to prostitution. • In at least one example, child hotel workers received such low pay that they had to take out loans from their employers; the terms of the interest and repayment often led to debt bondage. Hotels, Restaurants and Retail

  27. Causes Of Child Labour • Poverty • Limited access to education • Repression of workers’ rights • Limited prohibitions on child labour.

  28. Where??

  29. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-12/india/27977719_1_ban-on-child-labour-labour-ministry-informal-sectorhttp://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-12/india/27977719_1_ban-on-child-labour-labour-ministry-informal-sector

  30. Solutions • Eliminate Poverty • Encourage Education • Enforce Labour Laws • Abolish Child Trafficking • Promote Fair Trade • Replace Child Workers by Adult Workers

More Related