Child Labor

Hill 1

Brianna Hill
Mr.Head
English IV
6 Feburary 2014

Child Labor

Child Labor has been a global issue for many years this issue promotes economic growth for the developing countries employing children in jobs condition that our horrifying. According to a 1997 report by the international labor organizing, more than 250 million children between the ages of five and fourteen are forced to work in 100 countries , most performing dangerous tasks. Although this crisis has been going on throughout the world some major problem with child labor is sweatshops, trafficking children under eighteen , and enforcement of countries to have law’s for child labor .

Children working in countries over sea’s has been a problem going on for many years but not a big concern in society. However, about half of these children work full time while tens of millions work under harmful conditions. Child labor wasn’t always a global issue until 1993 the U.S department of labor researching and documenting issues over years child labor has caught national attention beginning to be a global discussion of problems and possible solutions. Most child labor is manufacturing occurs in small work shops or houses “ Over 300,00filipino children work as domestic servants. Bangladesh a survey found that 24 percent of domestics were less than 10 years old. A study in Brazil found nearly 260,000 domestics between 10 and 14. In Peru, 80 percent of domestics are girl. Children typically perform house hold chores such as run errands, babysit laundry, cook, wash dishes, and should have the choice on working for a job if they choose too.

There is wide consensus that harmful child labor is directly related to poverty and economic growth poverty is general cause but far from the only reason of child labor lack of awareness and desperation an in difference drive the problem in poor countries where children are used for perceived advantages for children that can perform certain delicate task. Many developing counties resent to take the worst cases of child abuse. If United States students could ban sweat shops the world trade organization the only positive international organization will become an arm of consumer the issue also reverberated against various sport goods manufacturers including rebook, after allegations of abusive child labor conditions in soccer ball factories in Pakistan. These charges forced an overhaul of the soccer industry approached to the child labor issue.

Child trafficking and forced labor are human rights violations around the world youths are taken from their families transported to a new town or country and employed as servants market traders and field workers or prostitutes trafficked youth some as young as 4years old may be subjected to beatings starvation for 14-18 hours workdays. Trafficking humans beings is the fastest growing manifestation of forced labor study show n in 2000, estimated that between 700,000 and two million women and children were trafficked across the border each year globally.” However, even migrants who enter another country with the proper documentation are still at risk of being subjected to forced labor. A total of 91 children were interviewed in Benin about the conditions in which they lived and worked in while they were in Gabon more than two-third described their treatment as bad they described being shouted at being deprived of food and being beaten by their employer as example of the bad treatment they endured .
As a global concern child labor in sweatshops or children being trafficking is horrifying and shouldn’t be taken unwillingly for decades child labor has been going on and unresolved issue should be taken more serious over sea’s. Children should have the right to have a choice if they would like to work if they’re family is in poverty of just willing want to work but shouldn’t be taken unwilling into and have horrible conditions to work in.

Work Cited

Tierney ,John J “regulated Child Labor Is Necessary In Developing Countries.” Child Labor and Sweatshops . Ed. Ann Manheimer. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. At issue. Rpt. From “ The world of child labor .” the world & I online . vol. 15. 2000 . 54. Opping viewpoints in context . web 4 Jan . 2014

Anti-Slavery International confederation of free trade unions, “forced child labor is human rights abuse.” Do children have rights? Ed. Jamuna caroll. Detriot : greenhaven press, 2006. At issue . rpt from “ forced labour in the 21 century .” 2001. Opposing viewpoint in context. Web 4 jan. 2014

Cited: Tierney ,John J “regulated Child Labor Is Necessary In Developing Countries.” Child Labor and Sweatshops . Ed. Ann Manheimer. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. At issue. Rpt. From “ The world of child labor .” the world & I online . vol. 15. 2000 . 54. Opping viewpoints in context . web 4 Jan . 2014 Anti-Slavery International confederation of free trade unions, “forced child labor is human rights abuse.” Do children have rights? Ed. Jamuna caroll. Detriot : greenhaven press, 2006. At issue . rpt from “ forced labour in the 21 century .” 2001. Opposing viewpoint in context. Web 4 jan. 2014