Role of UNICEF and the International Labour Organization in the Working Children’s Movement

Around the world, there are many organizations trying to eliminate child labor, by promoting policies that heavily tax goods created by child laborers, or by persuading people not to buy products made by children. The premise is good, and it can work; however, it can also aggravate the situation, because it can leave a child jobless with no way of earning money to survive.

Child labor was very common and popular especially in the late 1800s and early the 1900s even though many people were not aware of the dangers. We can define child labor as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and cause to their physical and mental development. Children are the base of a country but in a developing country child labor is an issue that has yet to disappear. Most of the children remain illiterate because of their poor economic condition and parents do not have enough money to spend on the education of their children, rather they send their children for work so that they could earn some money during their poor economic condition. The objective of my research paper is to raise awareness

To further my argument I will use Ethiopia as a case study to show how globalization has provided the push for countries to acknowledge the problem of child labour and create actions to fix it. This paper will be divided as follows: firstly I will provide a brief background on child labour in the world; secondly I will provide the situation in Ethiopia; thirdly I will present the actions that the government has placed to combat child labour in accordance with my argument; lastly, I will give my recommendations regarding the implications of the actions of the Ethiopian government.

For centuries and years child labor has become one of the biggest problem in the world. It’s a challenge and long-term work for many countries to put an end to child labor especially those developing countries it’s one of the issues that’s considered as serious issue these days. Child labor refers to children’s who lose their rights and do things that aren’t supposed to do, it refers to children who go to work at the age of schooling. The international labor organization (ILO, 2013) estimated that there are around 168 million children’s working worldwide and of these 168 million children, 58 million of them are employed in hazardous jobs

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“ Worldwide, there are an estimated 246 million children engaged in child labour. Some 180 million children aged 5–17 (or 73 percent of all child labourers) are believed to be engaged in the worst forms of child labour, including working in hazardous conditions such as in mines and with dangerous machinery. Of these children, 5.7 million are forced into debt bondage or other forms of slavery, 1.8 million are forced into prostitution or pornography and 600,000 are engaged in other illicit activities.”

There are innumerable propositions projected to improve the conditions that children have to tolerate while working in sweatshops. Ethically it can be said that society is thoughtless, because it tolerates child labor (Enderle 274). Child labor is not wrong from every direction; child labor is understandable in moderation. Hartman states, “The recommendation is not to ban all workers under the age of 18 from the workplace, but instead to investigate ways in which child workers can meet their family’s needs, while also endeavoring to better themselves through a complete education” (Hartman). The proposal is to balance the schedule for a child under the

Quite often, when a person is informed about the statistics, stories or news concerning child labor, specifically in sweatshops, they are quick to express their concern over the rights of the children, the responsibility of the parents and employers, and the well-being and safety of the children. Specifically in the eyes of someone from a developed country, sweatshops and the child labor that takes place in them, seem primitive and are interpreted as simply a means by which companies can spend less money on employers. For a person who has experience poverty in a developing country, child labor in sweatshops are not so bad. In many parts of the world, in order for a whole family to survive, everyone must contribute. The ideals and structures

The use of child labor in developing nations is not a moral issue, it is a cultural one. International corporations should not let the moral argument or current legislation such as the Child Labor Deterrence Act (CLDA) influence how and where they conduct operations. Grounded in what appears as legitimate concern for children, proposed legislation such as the CLDA hinder the potential growth and progress of developing nations by limiting the number of corporations who are willing to set up operations within developing countries. The fallacy with CLDA and similar legislation is that they based on a one-sided moral perspective that inhibits change in developing countries by preventing

The problem of child labour continues to pose a challenge before the nation. Government has been taking various pro-active measures to tackle this problem. However, considering the magnitude and extent of the problem and that it is essentially a socio-economic problem inextricably linked to poverty and illiteracy, it requires concerted efforts from all society to make a dent in the problem.

In many countries child labor is considered a way of life. There are many ethical issues involved in Child Labor. Other ethical issues that may be considered are that adults in charge makes all decisions, which can make children, feel powerless. Child labor may be considered a recyclable pattern. Families who live in poverty and grow up working as a child laborer may pass this issues down to other generations. Some children are paid for child labor, but in many cases adults are paid at a higher rate. There are many stakeholders to consider such as the government, citizens, families and business owners. Citizens and the government oppose of child labor, but the topic is a challenging to fight due to culture differences. Other alternatives

Child labour is work that exploits children mentally and physically, as well as keeping them away from school. The International Labor Organization estimates that 215 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 currently work under conditions that are considered illegal, hazardous or extremely exploitative. China is one of the main culprits. A recent study by the China Labour Bulletin in 2000, indicated that there were approximately 11,575,000 children at work between the ages of 10 to 14 in China. This violates many articles from the Convention of Rights of The Child. For example, article 32 states that, “You have the right to protection from work that harms you, and is bad for your health and prevents you from receiving an education. If you work, you have the right to be safe and paid fairly.” (The Convention of Rights of The Child, § 32, 1990). Child labour in China is a major problem that needs to be resolved. This essay will examine how child labour affects many misfortunate children, whilst demonstrating how child labour is still an uprising trend, one that needs to be changed. Showcasing why it’s so important to actively change our worldview on the exploitation of child labour, for the greater good of future generations.

Throughout the world around 218 million children are exposed to child labour. It occurs in most countries such as underdeveloped places such as India, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mexico, Pakistan and many others. Many of these children do not go to school because their families cannot provide an income that would cover the fees for an education. More than half of them are exposed to the worst forms of child labour such as working in hazardous environments, slaver and Illicit activities including drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as involvement in armed conflict. These children do not have a say in there life, many of them are often sold to pay off debt because their families cannot pay back the money that is owed. This is still a growing issue and it needs to be stopped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In 2002 the International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that 210 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 were working, nearly half full time. While this statistic is troubling in and of itself, perhaps even more troubling is that for most of these children work takes the place of school. As poverty forces children into labor throughout the developing world, Third World populations remain stuck in a vicious cycle of poverty that cannot be broken until education is the primary occupation of school-age children. Many politicians and mainstream media members advocate strict child labor protection laws or mandatory school attendance laws as a quick fix to the child labor problem. However,

Child labour, work that deprives children of their childhood, is considered a major problem in India currently. India, located south-east of Asia, is the seventh largest country by area and has the second-largest population, which is approximately over 12 billion people (International Labour Office, 2004). The problem of child labour is a serious matter all over the world. Furthermore, it is growing not only in India but also in other developing countries such as China and even in the USA (Unicef, 2015). An article written by Osment (2014) gives a specific definition for child labour as: any child out of school from the age of 5 to 14 years; children who receive work; and children who work in homes or in hazardous industries. Moreover, in India, children traditionally help and accompany their parents in agricultural and household activities at a young age. Although family structure and the status of children in society are the prime determinants of the development of society, there are many causes of this problem including poverty and parents’ lack of knowledge resulting in low levels of education. The inability of children to receive an education leads to an increase in illiteracy in the general population and perpetuates a cycle of poverty within the working classes. Some of the solutions to decrease the child labour