CHILD LABOUR
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Definition of child labour
Child Labour is work performed by a child that is likely to interfere with his or her right to education, or to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development. All work done by children under the age of 15 and dangerous work done by children under the age of 18 is illegal. Child labor is prohibited under international treaties and agreements.
The vast majority of child labour is found in rural settings and informal urban economies; children are predominantly employed by their parents, rather than factories.
Poverty and lack of schools are considered the primary cause of child labour. It is widely believed that families will not be able to cope if their children do not work
Child labour crushes the dreams of children to fly, to gain education, to become a respectful citizen. • But people doesn't care what are their feelings or what they want to be in their future...
Negative effects of child labour
The difficulty of tasks and harsh working conditions create a number of problems such as premature ageing, malnutrition, depression, drug dependency etc.
From disadvantaged backgrounds, minority groups, or abducted from their families, these children have no protection. Their employers do whatever necessary to make them completely invisible and are thus able to exercise an absolute control over them. These children work in degrading conditions, undermining all the principles and fundamental rights based in human nature.
Additionally, a child who works will not be able to have a normal education and will be doomed to become an illiterate adult, having no possibility to grow in his or her professional and social life.
Overview of child labour in the world
Child exploitation exists on all continents and takes various forms according to the traditions and cultures of the region.
• In South East Asia and in Pacific, girls are sold to supply prostitution networks or to work as domestic workers. Many children are also sold to work in textile factories as well as to cover family debts.
• In Africa, parents sell their children, often for livestock (generally, the child will be sold for a cow). These children are exploited in plantations, mines, or will become domestic workers.
Child labour includes:
The worst forms of child labour :This encompasses all forms of slavery or similar practices such as forced labour, trafficking, debt bondage, serfdom. It also includes illicit activities and/or activities likely to endanger the safety, health, and morals of children, such as prostitution, pornography, forced or compulsory recruitment for armed conflict, drug trafficking, etc.
• Hazardous work : This encompasses domestic tasks carried out over long hours in an unhealthy environment, in dangerous places requiring the use of dangerous tools or materials, or forcing the child to carry objects that are too heavy.
Certain activities are not considered labour or exploitation. Activities which simply involve helping parents to complete everyday family chores, to which children can dedicate a few hours a week and which permit them to earn some pocket money, are not considered child exploitation because they do not hinder their well being.
- Review national laws regarding child labour.
- Refer to your buyers' requirements.
- Check the age of your employees.
- Identify hazardous work.
- Carry out workplace risk assessment.
- Stop hiring children below the minimum age.
- Remove children from hazardous work.
With the outbreak of the disease and its devastating impact, it has become extremely important for labour legislation to ensure their employees are protected as well as protected from any potential lawsuits.
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