UNICEF reports at least 218 million children between the age of 5-17 are being used as child laborers. They break child labor into child marriage, child trafficking, genital mutilation, discrimination, and other important areas of abuse. These child labors usually stem from impovershed communities or countries.
Addresses all aspects of child labor globally and locally. Links child labor to HIV/AIDS, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Education, Terrorism and more. Focuses on all third World countries along with the United States. Gives the labor force of children in all these areas.
I know that before this class whenever I thought of child labor the only thing that came to mind was India, and sweat shops! I like many others never took into consideration any other kind of labor. So felt compeeled to do a little bit of reading on child labor in India, so that I could personally relate it to other places in the world!
This website gives well rounded definitions of many different forms of child abuse, including the statement that "illegal" child labor is a form of child abuse.
I really agree with the website's definition of child labor. This is what I personally believe child labor is! There are some many additives today that make the simple definition so needlessly complicated!
We have come a long way in the past 100 years. But I still don't feel it is good enough, children today have to work to keep their families alive, and they give up their education to do so.
This poses a wonderful question! Except many children feel that cleaning their room disrupts their childhood. How far should a definition be allowed to go?
elligant35 on 28 May 07UNICEF reports at least 218 million children between the age of 5-17 are being used as child laborers. They break child labor into child marriage, child trafficking, genital mutilation, discrimination, and other important areas of abuse. These child labors usually stem from impovershed communities or countries.
