Considerable differences exist between the many kids of work children do.Some are difficult and demanding, others are more hazardous and even normally reprehensible..Children carry out a very wild range of tasks and activities when they work.
By Daiana Tuica
Wednesday 18 May 2011
What sorts of jobs do child labourers do ?
A child worker may tie knots for carpets, inhaling woolen dust while sitting hunched over in the dark. Another child could work handling molten glass in a factory, or assembling matches and fireworks. Children can be found in mines, polishing gems, or climbing across a garbage dump searching out things to sell. For a poor nation waging out things to sell. For a poor nation waging a war it seems logical to enlist children. So the children go to fight, sometimes not understanding the dispute and to small to keep up or carry their weapons. Agriculture also employs many children, using dangerous tools such cane.Aamong the more damaging forms of employment for a child, in particular for girls, would be domestic work. They can go without the support of their families and peers, without education and without time for rest.
Because these girls work out of sight within private households they are extremely vulnerable to physical, mental and sexual abuse. The sex trade presents another instance of severe risk specifically for girls. Real and constant danger stems from customers, pimps , pregnancy , and sexually transmitted diseases.
By Daiana Tuica
Friday 15 April 2011
Anti-slavery
Why do children work ?...
Most children work because their families are poor and their labour is needed for their survival. Employers often exploit children because they are more vulnerable, cheaper to hire than adults and they are less likely to demand higher wages or better working conditions. Some employers falsely argue that children are particularly suited to certain types of work because of their small size and "nimble fingers"
For many parents, sending their children to school is not an option. Education is expensive and sometimes the nearest school is too far away. Some parents feel that what their children will learn is irrelevant to the realities of their everyday lives and futures.
By Daiana Tuica
Most children work because their families are poor and their labour is needed for their survival. Employers often exploit children because they are more vulnerable, cheaper to hire than adults and they are less likely to demand higher wages or better working conditions. Some employers falsely argue that children are particularly suited to certain types of work because of their small size and "nimble fingers"
For many parents, sending their children to school is not an option. Education is expensive and sometimes the nearest school is too far away. Some parents feel that what their children will learn is irrelevant to the realities of their everyday lives and futures.
By Daiana Tuica
Sunday 3 April 2011
By Arushi and Daiana What Can Be Done To Stop Chlid Labour ?
- Ban dangerous work that exposes children to poisonous substances extreme temperatures or long hours.
- Stop forced labor where children are made to serve in armies, and in mines , perform sex or work for very poor wages.
- Reduce poverty so there is less need for children to work .
- Increase adults wages so there is less need for children to work .
- Improve working conditions so that children health and safety are insured.
- Shorten children's working hours so that they can attend school.
- By Arushi and Daiana
Thursday 31 March 2011
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