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What is child labour? ...
· The International Labour Organization estimates there are 246 million working children aged between five and 17
· 179 million are estimated to work in the worst forms of child labour -- one in every eight of the worlds five to 17 years olds
· 111 million children under 15 are in hazardous work and should be "immediately withdrawn from this work"
· 8.4 million children are in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage and other forms of forced labour, forced recruitment for armed conflict, prostitution, pornography and other illicit activities
· Girls are particularly in demand for domestic work
· Around 70 per cent of child workers carry out unpaid work for their families
Trafficking:
Trafficking involves transporting people away from the communities in which they live, by the threat or use of violence, deception, or coercion so they can be exploited as forced or enslaved workers for sex or labour. ...
· Most children work because their families are poor and their labour is necessary for their survival. ...
· As well as being a result of poverty, child labour also perpetuates poverty. ...
· On the land
· In households -- as domestic workers
· In factories -- making products such as matches, fireworks and glassware
· On the street -- as beggars
· Outdoor industry: brick kilns, mines, construction
· In bars, restaurants and tourist establishments
· In sexual exploitation
· As soldiers
Export industries account for only an estimated five per cent of child labour. ... Child domestic work in the houses of others is thought to be the single largest employer of girls worldwide. ... Bureau for Workers Activities, International Labour Office, Geneva)Case study: read Mohen and Nihals story In many of the Gulf countries, where camel racing is a traditional sport, children as young as six years old are forced or lured into a life as camel jockeys.
Approximate Word count = 1413
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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