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Child Labor
Child Labor
Group no. 3
Topic:
CHILD LABOR:
A SHAME FOR SOCIETY
Table of content:
Introduction:
Definition:
What is child labor?
Global issues:
statistics of child labor in Pakistan:
sector distribution of child labor:
Causes of child labor:
effects of child labor:
efforts of government:
efforts of ngos
efforts of trade union
Conclusion:
Suggestions:
Introduction:
Children are the greatest gift to humanity and Childhood is an
important and impressionable stage of human development as it
holds the potential to the future development of any society. They are
the most beautiful and purest creation of God. They are innocent both
inwardly and outwardly. No doubt, they are the beauty of this world.
Early in the morning when the children put on different kinds of
clothes and begin to go to schools for the sake of knowledge, we feel
a specific kind of joy through their innocence. But there are also other
children, those who cannot go to schools due to financial problems,
they only watch others go to schools and can merely wish to seek
knowledge. It is due to many difficulties; desperate conditions that
they face in life. Having been forced to kill their aspirations, dreams
and other wishes, they are pressed to earn a living for themselves
and for their families. It is also a fact that there are many children
who play a key role in sustaining the economically life of their family
without which, their families would not be able to make ends meet.
These are also part of our society who has forgotten the pleasures of
their childhood. When a child in addition to getting education, earns
his livelihood, this act of earning a livelihood is called as child Labor.
Today Pakistan is facing a lot of social problems but some are very
common in Pakistan, which are destroying our society and also
economy of Pakistan. Like child labor. It is also a global issue. It is one
of the most common problems of Asia including Pakistan.
GLOBAL ISSUE:
The problem of child labor has moved from a matter of regional and
national concern to one of international debate and possible global
Age
Working
10-14 years
Attending school
5-14 years
Work+ school
10-14 years
7%
agricultural
15%
others
services
3%
manufacturing
76%
time that could well extend into their adulthood, till their family is
free from the debt.
Children born out of wedlock, children with no parents and
relatives, often do not find anyone to support them. Thus they
are forced to work for their own living.
More than 130 countries have signed an international convention
saying that children may not work full-time before 14 or 15 years
of age. However, in some of the countries concerned, laws on
this are confusing or vague and not enforced.
Efforts of NGOs
Non-formal Education and skills Enhancement Programs
Awareness Raising and pre-vocational training programs for the
Elimination of child labor in commercial agriculture
Development of a Training Manual for Master Trainers involved in
Child Labor Programs.
Crisis Intervention and Social/Legal Support Programs for
Working Children
Child Labor Information, Awareness and rehabilitation program.
Program for Training and Education of Carpet Weaving Children
Mobilizing Multi-sector support against child labor.
Rehabilitation and Prevention Programs for the children working
in Leather Tanneries.
Training IPEC Partners in Development, Monitoring and
Evaluation of Child Labor Projects.
Conclusion:
The children are working as a labor in school going age for the
survival of their families and to full fill the basic necessities. People
dont know the importance of education. Thats why most of children
remain illiterate. It is not just responsibility of government we are also
responsible for that to. Child labors are working not the choice of their
own. They are the victims of their circumstances and we are taking
benefit of their compulsions. At last we can say that the future of a
community is in the well being of its children. It is urgently required
by implementing the international regulation for prohibition of child
labor to ensure that they are given opportunities for healthy normal
and happy growth of childs mental physical, educational and spiritual
development. So if the governments of those countries where child
labor is a curse take necessary step to implement the international
Suggestion:
Area
Suggested Actions
Year(s) Action
Recommended
Laws and
Regulations
2011, 2012
2011, 2012
Ensure that the response to the worst forms of child labor can
be coordinated at both the regional and national levels.
2011, 2012
2011, 2012
Coordination
and
Enforcement
2011, 2012
Ensure that child victims of the worst forms of child labor are
not treated as criminals.
2011, 2012
Policies
Social Programs
2011, 2012
2011, 2012
REFRENCES:
http://www.nation.com.pk/national/16-Jun-2013/child-labourers-exceed-12m-in-pakistan
http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/media_7071.htm
http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/ending.html
http://www.labournews.net/lnv2/index.php?
option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=10&Itemid=17
http://www.paycheck.pk/main/labour-laws/fair-treatment/child-labour