ali JafferChild Labor
November 2nd 2007 11:42
At least one child of every four in the developing world is tailing under conditions resembling slavery, according to the UN children fund. Although, child labor is commonly thought of as a problem of the developing world. However it is by no means a thing of the past in the rich countries. Child labor is so grave an abuse of human rights that the world must come to regard it n the way it does slavery- as something unjustifiable under any circumstances.
As estimated 250 million children aged 5-14 years are engaged in hazardous work, prostitution, and banned labor, according to the 1997 state of the world’s children report released in Geneva by UN on 4th December 1996. The 107 pages study report says that four of the most persistent myths that help perpetuate child labor throughout the world. On myth is that children work only in poor countries. In the united states one world’s richest countries, a high proportion or ethnic minority families. Majority of children work for their families or in agriculture or hidden away in houses, far from the reach lf law. Recent study in Bangladesh identified 300 such occupations ranging from brick making and stone breaking to street hawking and rig picking.
On 10th December 1996 Supreme Court of India has called for a fund to be set up to help free around 100 million child workers by the year of 2000. The court ordered for setting up of the fund with contribution of Rs. 25000 from every offending employer, to make India- child labor free the end of the century. India has the world’s largest force of young workers. The could also offered offenders to pay Rs 20,000 to each child workers as compensation and employ as adult from the child’s family. We have found hope that the closing years of the 20th century world see us keep the promise made to out children by our constitution half a century ago the 83 pages ruling said. The court ruling said “let the child of the 21st century find himself into thing heaven of freedom which our poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore has spoken of.”
The movement to regulate the child labor began in Great Britain at the close of the 18th century when the rapid development of the large scale manufacturing had resulted in the exploitation of very young children in mining and industrial work.
Experts in the ILO have assisted governments in drafting labor codes and labors containing basic provisions, in setting up labor inspections service and in training staffs. Regional conference have given special attention to the problem of young workers in agriculture coal mines chemical and glass industries and to elementary protective measures needed in Middle East, Asia and Latin America
As estimated 250 million children aged 5-14 years are engaged in hazardous work, prostitution, and banned labor, according to the 1997 state of the world’s children report released in Geneva by UN on 4th December 1996. The 107 pages study report says that four of the most persistent myths that help perpetuate child labor throughout the world. On myth is that children work only in poor countries. In the united states one world’s richest countries, a high proportion or ethnic minority families. Majority of children work for their families or in agriculture or hidden away in houses, far from the reach lf law. Recent study in Bangladesh identified 300 such occupations ranging from brick making and stone breaking to street hawking and rig picking.
Experts in the ILO have assisted governments in drafting labor codes and labors containing basic provisions, in setting up labor inspections service and in training staffs. Regional conference have given special attention to the problem of young workers in agriculture coal mines chemical and glass industries and to elementary protective measures needed in Middle East, Asia and Latin America
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