Child labor is defined in ILO Convention. They are working age because it is so dangerous or otherwise unsuitable for a job that is too small, or because children should not have. By -children as to eliminate child labor should not be classified at work. Child labor or that adolescents participated affect their health and personal development or interfere with their schooling, and it is generally regarded as positive. Whether or not particular forms of work, can be called child labor depends on the child's age, type and duration of work and the conditions in which they are made, as set out in the ILO.
There are several types of child labor worldwide. Children farming, mining, manufacturing, mining, are engaged in domestic service, construction types, cleaning and begging on the streets. Others, armed conflict slavery forms are trapped in forced labor and debt bondage parents and grandparents to pay the debt incurred by, as well as commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of illegal activities drugs and many other types of organized labor and begging. As many of them from the harmful morally condemns, and as a violation of the child's freedom and human rights, child labor the worst forms. Child labor is concentrated in the informal sector of the economy. Some work, children pay only get a place to eat and sleep. If they are injured can get the kids are not sick and no protection in the informal sector or are victims of violence or maltreated by their employer.
Causes And consequences
In the worst forms of child labor, in particular, must be eliminated. Not only human rights but also weaken the roots of the worldwide threat of social and economic development. Trade, competition and economic efficiency should not be an excuse for abuse.
Child labor is a complex issue and many factors affect children or not. Poverty appears as the most compelling reason why children work. Spend most of their income on the income provided by poor diet and working children is often crucial to their survival. However, poverty is not the only determinant of child labor and can not justify all types of employment and servitude. Countries may also have relatively high or relatively low levels are so poor and child labor.
Other Factors
Not available in all countries and all barriers to education for primary education available to all children, especially in remote rural areas. Where are the schools, the poor quality of education may be relevant and material. I do not see any value in situations where education is not affordable, or parents' education, children are sent to work instead of school.
With culture and tradition, some open opportunities for children with more educated parents as a cultural norm in which the most productive use of child labor is likely to share. Children often are expected to follow the footsteps of their parents and often called for help at an early age, other family members.
It is not accidental market demand for child labor. Employers may be dispensed with adults because we are cheaper than their counterparts, will not be easy if you try to organize for protection under labor demand fluctuations and an obedient workforce is children's services may give priority to and support.
A defense mechanism that can use natural disasters, economic or agricultural crises and HIV, AIDS impact does not mean that the crisis household income households effects to cope with income shocks, such as child labor. For example, millions of children are affected by the HIV pandemic. Many children, have been made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS orphans in large numbers living with HIV. A parent comes to diseases related to HIV or AIDS because they are sick, may have to leave school to care for family members of children. Children head households trend HIV is associated with AIDS and children orphaned work to care for their younger siblings.
National laws and policies on children missing or inadequate persists for poor implementation / laws and policies protecting children from child labor when to effectively protect not apply.
Safe and healthy childhood development is crucial for the bar. Because children are growing in terms of specific characteristics and requirements, which should still be considered physiological, cognitive thinking / learning and behavioral development and growth. A wide variety of chemicals, working children, ergonomic machinery, well-hours of development / biological, physical and psychological health risks and long and at high risk of poor conditions due to illness, injury and even death. life. Workplace hazards and risks is still hard to affect adult workers can affect children. For example, physical exertion, especially once can cause the movements, when combined with the growing bones and joints, stunting and long spinal deformity and disability. Children often do not work and an environment in which they harassed or experience violence and abuse, psychological harm to the victim are notorious. In addition, child labor is profound effect on a child's future. There is little chance of getting a decent job and the right to a quality education that escape the cycle of poverty and exploitation, and denied adults.
