For centuries, child labor has dominated many countries and influenced them that they raise the economy. But they fail to realize the fact that they are rescinding the opportunity of an education. In many countries around the world, including Venezuela, children are driven to child labor because of poverty. Firstly, children have to work to raise money for their parents. Children are also forced to work to drive the economy up. They are put into danger by working in big industries and sometimes even forced to join the military. And children are even subject to sexual exploitation to work as slaves for other people. All of this can lead to child abuse and children not being able to get an education which leads to the problem not being solved.
In Venezuela 1.1 million children work in the informal economy, 300,000 in the formal economy, and 206,000 are engaged in illegal activities, such as prostitution and drug trafficking. Of these child laborers, 25 percent work without receiving any sort of compensation.
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But then, he caused the economy to collapse. In an state run oil company, PVSDA, many workers went on strike. In 2012, an oil refinery exploded killing 40 and losing 1.7 billion dollars. Also,;Hugo Chavez ordered the military to restore order and instead the military arrested him and installed an interim leader. There were countless protests against Hugo Chavez from citizens. All of these contributed to the economy crashing. After President Nicolás Maduro took over, he kept printing more money to pay for subsidies and welfare programs causing inflation. The inflation rate is now at 720% making currency practically worthless. This causes children to have to work to fix the economy and fund their families. Workers then even abduct children and force them to work. Some of them even prefer males over females to do work even leading to sexual
The “Bolivarian revolution” revolves around the rise of the leftest movement which started with Hugo Chavez, and soon many other leaders rose to the occasion. The sole purpose of this movement was to help Latin America get rid of dictators and reestablish under Simon Bolivar's ideals of making Latin America not a colony but a nation for the people residing in it. Now that Chavez is dead, I believe that he was able to complete Bolivar's conquest of freeing Latin America. Now that Chavez has passed away, he has left both good and bad implications, but I believe its more good than bad. “The real opposition to Chavez is from the United States which was so angry at the way that he built up a credible alternative to the U.S. idea of free trade with
Children are being robbed of their childhood by corporations, that do not care about them. These corporations turn a blind eye towards the dissatisfying life, that is led by these children. They do not care about the children's education or the manner in which they grow up, and they expose them to harsh physical labor and unsatisfactory pay. These children are robbed of the years in which they should lead a normal child's life, and they don't get to truly enjoy being a child. These children are exposed to unhealthy situations to both the body and the mind,situations that a child should not be involved in. They are often unable to pursue proper academic studies, because of their jobs, and this could be because they aren't allowed to study, or simply that the lifestyle they lead doesn't allow them to study. On the other hand, children working at a younger age helps them shape an appreciation for hard work, and they learn to value money and time. Working at an early age also helps shape the economy of the third world countries that these children work
Chavez wanted to help the community that he came from, as well as others like it. The migrant worker community became his main focus, this resulted his creation of the UFW in 1962 (Chavez Foundation). His earlier life as a migrant worker would be a strong influence for attaining better working conditions for those workers. Early in Chavez’s life, he was exposed to the hardships of migrant working. When Chavez was 10 his family was forced from their home in Yuma, Arizona because of back taxes and because of the depression, his family couldn’t pay the payments (Castillo and Garcia, 7). Chavez began migrant work when he was 14, and the injustices had a memorable effect. Migrant workers were often exploited because of their lack of organization in a uniform union group, something that Chavez would eventually change. In future years the UFW would give migrant workers a voice in the conditions under which they were living and working.
In The Hate U Give, complex layers of race, class, and community shape protagonist Starr Carter’s world. Angie Thomas’ novel narrates the hardships Starr faces following Khalil Harris’ death at the hands of a police officer. Because Khalil was her best friend, Starr gradually accumulated the courage to combat systemic racism. Amidst her war with the justice system, Starr also found herself against gang threats and violence. Starr’s journey is impacted by a heartfelt struggle with identity as she steers between her code-switching behaviour, her internalized racism and shame, and her trauma of the police.
Hugo Chavez was a transformational additionally appealing character. When he moved to organization, he was visionary and in addition a pioneer who expected to improve the lives of the inhabitants of Venezuela. He faced the troubles and desires that the frail Venezuelans defied. He was a pioneer who could affect any gathering, and they could listen and tail him, as he was a talented speaker. It can be seen from the way he nationalized the greatest family unit oil association and used the wages to improve the lives of the Venezuelans.
The power usurper attempts to maximize his power trying to perpetuate himself in government (Diamint 62). Chavez attempted to do this by altering the constitution so that the term limits were longer and that he could run for immediate reelection. The previous constitution prevented immediate reelection and made candidates wait 10 years before running for president again. This was set up to prevent the rise of a dictator or another king, but the people put their faith in Hugo Chavez and approved the constitutional referendum in 1999. Chavez maximized his power and the power of his successor Nicolas Maduro by making these changes. Chavez passed away from cancer in 2013 from cancer, but there is no way to tell what would have happened had he not
Poverty is the main reason for child labour. Poor households need the money, which their children can earn. Children contribute to 20 – 25 % of family income. It is obvious that the survival of certain families depends on the children’s earnings.
“The 2010 ILO Global Report Accelerating action against child labor notes that child labor continues to decline, but that the rate of reduction has slowed. There was a decline of 3% between 2004 and 2008, compared with a 10% decrease between 2000 and 2004.” (UN). Some countries haven’t even developed laws and regulations that are crucial to the process of eliminating child labor. “India, Norfolk Island, Pakistan, and Tonga have not established a minimum age for work. India and Pakistan, as well as six Oceanic countries and territories, have not established a minimum age for hazardous labor. Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, and Papua New Guinea have not prohibited hazardous occupations and activities for children.” (DOL). Families who are in poverty make it harder to stop child labor and get children education. “Prohibitive costs associated with education—such as books, uniforms, and teacher fees—prevent children from attending school in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands.” (DOL). Because families are poor, they are unable to buy school supplies needed for school, therefore, they cannot attend. In addition, starving families do not see school and education as their number one priority. “Physical access to education is a problem for children living in remote, rural areas, particularly in Bhutan, Cambodia, India,
Many different variables play a part in finding a solution to help end child labor. Unfortunately, this form of labor plays a large role in Mexico’s economy. Although the country has anti-child labor laws, the children of Mexico are forced to work for a variety of reasons. Most families force the children to work due to their struggle with poverty and lack of income. Although some organizations (like the North American Free Trade Agreement) look at solutions to help boost Mexico’s economy, large international corporations enter the country’s struggling economy capitalizing on it’s low cost manufacturing and wages, thus forcing children to work. Solutions must be looked at in order to stop kids from working their childhood away instead of getting an education to ultimately help Mexico’s economy.
$1.25 a day! That's crazy! Believe it or not, children in Bolivia make that much a day. If children make that much, it would only mean more money for their family’s pockets, which makes it easier to get what they need. Even if the children might die, more work=more pay and that’s a good thing.
Not only are so many children are living in destitute conditions, unable to survive without extra income, but working while they are young allows children to develop skills and knowledge that will help them become more competitive workers later in life. Skeptics may say that child labor is too dangerous and takes children out of school, but with the proper regulations and monitoring, including a requirement that makes sure they still attend school, allowing children to work can be both safe and beneficial for the children. After all, most children are not forced into child labor, but do so out of necessity and to help their family thrive. If we are to seek a way out of poverty for these children and future generations, we must provide an avenue to rise up. Education is one way, and lowering the legal limit for children to work is another. So for children like Pablo everywhere, give them a chance in life. Give them the chance to both fight for their future by attending school, and to fight for their present by allowing them to work to help provide for their families. Give children living in destitution a fighting chance by allowing them to work in safe
In the United States, child labor and sweatshops are illegal, and society frowns upon any business that exploits children in the production of goods. Though most would say that they would not support a company that uses child labor to produce its goods, almost everyone has, in fact, knowingly or unknowingly, supported these businesses in one way or another. Children are involved in the production of many of the everyday goods we import from overseas, including the manufacturing of clothes, shoes, toys, and sporting equipment, the farming of cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, and bananas, and the mining of coal, diamonds, and gold (The U.S. Dept. of Labor). Often, we are blinded to this fact.
Some of these children are working for money to help their poor families and have to abandon school to do so. Also, if you think about it, this is just like ancient times how children would have to work to get to adulthood and help their family survive. According to David Roodman, “I look forward to the day when there is no child on earth for whom this is the best choice. But we are not there yet” (Four Arguments Against the Elimination of Child Labor 1). We still have not moved on from children laboring all day to help our families survive as much as we would like to think so. But, that still does not mean that it is okay to force children to work and submit themselves to death or pain. They might be working for the benefit of their families, but they should not die and or lose their education for their
Venezuela is going through a hyperinflation with a minimum wage $13 a month. People have to work eight hours to buy a can of tuna. It is no longer a problem of economy; it is a problem of humanity. The country is also going through a social crisis. It is hard to believe that I at 18 years-old, I have known four people who have been kidnaped at different times. My brother has been robbed twice with a gun at his head, and I was victim of a robbery as well. Feeling safe, in Venezuelans was lost a long time ago.
"In the Philippines, there are 2.1 million child labourers aged 5-17 years old" ("Child Labour in the Philippines"). In the Philippines they used to not have laws against children working in dangerous conditions. But, in recent decades the Philippine government has passed laws that make it illegal for children to work in these dangerous conditions. But the laws have not been enforced as much as they should be so children are still working in these very dangerous conditions and skipping school to help their family. Many factors contribute to child slavery and other various problems in the Philippines. These factors do not have to be necessarily all human. Some in fact, are because of climate change. Some causes of problems in the Philippines are because of its own government putting laws in place but then not enforcing them or doing anything about people who do break them. Also, just everyday life, working conditions and wages also make it very hard to come out of these poverty cycles. Which then children are exploited for work and do not go to school.