Philosophy - Child Labour
Philosopher- Ian Paul
Point: Child Labour can be Stopped by Changing International Trade Policies.
-Remaining cases of child labour should be gently taken away following economic improvement
- It should be removed slowly and still provide support for families who need it
-CHILD LABOUR- unicef defines child labour as- ages 5-11 working one hour or more for wages, or twenty-eight hours at home; ages twelve to twenty-four working fourteen hours or more for wages, or twenty-eight hours at home; ages fifteen to seventeen working forty-three hours or more for wages, or at home.
- A working child does not have access to education and proper health care and nutrition and a supportive environment to grow as a productive member of society
-If nothing is done, it will become an endless cycle of poverty extending into the unknown future to consume future generations.
- “Shutting down a factory and pulling children out of their working environment may feel like the right thing to do but it actually does more harm than good”
- UNICEF and the International Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE) attribute poverty to be the leading cause of child labour.
-Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia as containing the highest amounts of child workers and the industrialized nations having the lowest amounts of child labourers.
- This indicates that many children around the world are more than likely economic contributors to their households--- they are not working to save up for a car but for a loaf of bread, or basic subsistence. Under these circumstances it would be unsafe for the family and the child to lose their job, regardless of the moral imperative.
- Other leading factors in child labour include; poor or non-existent public education systems and societal beliefs that trap young girls at home and leave them illiterate and dependent upon the male members of the family.
- These contributors point to a poor economic infrastructure and the lack of the
Point: Child Labour can be Stopped by Changing International Trade Policies.
-Remaining cases of child labour should be gently taken away following economic improvement
- It should be removed slowly and still provide support for families who need it
-CHILD LABOUR- unicef defines child labour as- ages 5-11 working one hour or more for wages, or twenty-eight hours at home; ages twelve to twenty-four working fourteen hours or more for wages, or twenty-eight hours at home; ages fifteen to seventeen working forty-three hours or more for wages, or at home.
- A working child does not have access to education and proper health care and nutrition and a supportive environment to grow as a productive member of society
-If nothing is done, it will become an endless cycle of poverty extending into the unknown future to consume future generations.
- “Shutting down a factory and pulling children out of their working environment may feel like the right thing to do but it actually does more harm than good”
- UNICEF and the International Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE) attribute poverty to be the leading cause of child labour.
-Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia as containing the highest amounts of child workers and the industrialized nations having the lowest amounts of child labourers.
- This indicates that many children around the world are more than likely economic contributors to their households--- they are not working to save up for a car but for a loaf of bread, or basic subsistence. Under these circumstances it would be unsafe for the family and the child to lose their job, regardless of the moral imperative.
- Other leading factors in child labour include; poor or non-existent public education systems and societal beliefs that trap young girls at home and leave them illiterate and dependent upon the male members of the family.
- These contributors point to a poor economic infrastructure and the lack of the