Child Labor

Why I Chose this topic?

When I heard the word
“child labor”, I wondered
whether those children
got some help from
government or
organization groups or
not. I also want to know
what is the real definition
for child labor and the
effects of it. And, most
importantly, how can we
help those children.
 Why is this topic a global issue?

Child labor is significant because it effects children around the

world. They have been harm and they have to work so hard to get
pay. This problem is a transnational problem when there is child
trading around the world so it is become a business. And since it
became a business, it keeps going and will not stop if no one can
solve. Therefore, the number of child laborer is still high and it is
the problem that needs to be solved. Moreover, those children
don’t get the opportunities to go to school so it effects literacy rate.
 What is Child Labor?
Child labor is work that
harms children or keeps them
from attending school. Underage
children work at all sorts of jobs
around the world, usually
because they and their families
are extremely poor. Large
numbers of children work in Child labor involves at least one of the
commercial agriculture, fishing, following characteristics:
manufacturing, mining, and - Violates a nation’s minimum age laws.
- Threatens children’s physical, mental,
domestic service. Some children
or emotional well-being.
work in illicit activities like the - Involves intolerable abuse.
drug trade and prostitution or - Prevents children from going to
other traumatic activities such as school
serving as soldiers. - Uses children to undermine labor
standards.
 Where does most child labor occur?

Child labor occurs everywhere in the world. But it most occurs in

Asia. And child labor can be found in nearly every industry, such as:
- agriculture
- manufacturing
- mining and quarrying
- domestic services
- hotel, restaurant, and retail
Also, it can be found in child prostitution.
 Child Causes
Labor

Low
Income

Low
Education
 Child Causes
Labor Public opinion
that downplays
the risk of early
work for children

Violated laws

Lack of services
Uncaring
attitudes of
employers
liminate Poverty
nforce Labor Laws

ncourage Education
bolish Child Trafficking
romote Fair Trade
eplace Working Children with Working Adults
What Have Already Done for the Children
• In countries all over the world,
countless laws and policies
against the exploitation of
children already exist. The
United Nations Convention on
the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
is the most widely ratified
human rights treaty in history.
• In addition to this, the vast
majority of countries around the
world have national laws
regulating children's work and
prohibiting exploitative and
hazardous child labor.
The Good News
• In 2006, the International Labor
Organization published a report
called The End of Child Labor:
Within Reach. There was one
very special fact noted in this
report: today, there are 28
million fewer child laborers than
there were four years ago! This
means that the work you are
doing-we are all doing-to stop
child labor is truly creating
positive change. But there is still
much more to be done.
 Bibliograph
y
• http://
www.childlaborphotoproject.org/childlabor.ht
ml
• http://www.aidsalliance.org/sw3424.asp
• http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/publicati
ons/CWC_ChildLabour.pdf
• http://www.freethechildren.com/getinvolved/
geteducated/childlabour.htm#0021
• http://www.aipe-cci.org/en-trouver-
solutions.htm