Child Labour
"An analysis of the development and
changes in the use of child labour"
Contents:
1. Introduction 3
2. What causes child labour 4
3. The effect on the economy .5-6
4. What needs to be done?....................................7
5. Conclusion .7-8
Introduction.
The phrase "child labour" might seem straightforward and easily defined. However, both component words have uncertainties attached to them. When does an individual stop being a child; at the age of 15 years, or at 18 years? Are labour ' and work ' the same thing, or is labour ' perhaps arduous in a way that 'work ' is not?
Some research (www.1) defines a child arbitrarily as someone who has not yet reached the legally set minimum age for leaving school. The Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1998 defines a child as a person ' below the age of 18 years, unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier '. The international Labour Organisation (ILO), which is affiliated with the United Nations, has designated 15 years as an appropriate minimum age of entering the labour force, and 18 as a minimum age for hazardous work. There is no watertight definition of "child labour", hence the responsibility lies on all those who use the phrase to attempt to make it clear how are employing it (Hobbs S. 1999)
What causes child labour?
It is often assumed that the amount of child labour in a country is determined by the nature and extent of poverty in it. Studies that have been undertaken in various countries around the world, particularly those that are relatively underdeveloped economically (such as the former Soviet-block countries as Russia and Romania), do show that child labour and poverty are intimately linked. However, it is also clear that the specific circumstances of child labour in particular countries, or parts of countries,
changes in the use of child labour"
Contents:
1. Introduction 3
2. What causes child labour 4
3. The effect on the economy .5-6
4. What needs to be done?....................................7
5. Conclusion .7-8
Introduction.
The phrase "child labour" might seem straightforward and easily defined. However, both component words have uncertainties attached to them. When does an individual stop being a child; at the age of 15 years, or at 18 years? Are labour ' and work ' the same thing, or is labour ' perhaps arduous in a way that 'work ' is not?
Some research (www.1) defines a child arbitrarily as someone who has not yet reached the legally set minimum age for leaving school. The Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1998 defines a child as a person ' below the age of 18 years, unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier '. The international Labour Organisation (ILO), which is affiliated with the United Nations, has designated 15 years as an appropriate minimum age of entering the labour force, and 18 as a minimum age for hazardous work. There is no watertight definition of "child labour", hence the responsibility lies on all those who use the phrase to attempt to make it clear how are employing it (Hobbs S. 1999)
What causes child labour?
It is often assumed that the amount of child labour in a country is determined by the nature and extent of poverty in it. Studies that have been undertaken in various countries around the world, particularly those that are relatively underdeveloped economically (such as the former Soviet-block countries as Russia and Romania), do show that child labour and poverty are intimately linked. However, it is also clear that the specific circumstances of child labour in particular countries, or parts of countries,
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