Child labour usually means work done by children under the age of fifteen‚ which limits or damages their physical‚ mental‚ social or psychological development. Some work does not harm children and may in fact be beneficial for them. Most people agree that when we talk about child labour‚ we refer to something in tolerable - young children denied school and play working simply to live‚ in dangerous conditions. Some of the worst child labour abuses involve mostly four and five year olds. About 250
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The text is a speech “Florence Kelley Speaks Against Child Labor” from Irene Stuber‚ Hot Springs National Park. The intended audience of this speech is the citizens in the United States‚ especially people who are the entrepreneurs of the American industries‚ the US government officials and legislators. Targeted at both genders‚ this speech targets at adults. This is because adults have the ability to voice out and take action against child labour in the society‚ they are able to give a helping hand
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in child labour4 as defined in ILO Convention No. 1385 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Migration can be an important determinant for child labour. The recently adopted Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour7 recognizes the need to address child vulnerabilities related to migration. In article 5 it states: ‘Governments should consider ways to address the potential vulnerability of children to‚ in particular the worst forms of child labour‚ in
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Globalization and child labour Introduction Globalization can be seen in many different forms. According to (Gunter & van der Hoeven‚ 2004) it often refers to the gradual integration of economies and societies driven by a lot of factors. New technologies and economic relationships can both be seen as major drivers of globalization (Gunter & van der Hoeven). Also‚ national and international policies of governments‚ international organizations and civil society contribute to the globalization
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THE ERADICATION of child labour from our society seems to be a herculean task at this moment. However‚ with determined efforts on the part of both Central and state governments along with the help of various national and international societies‚ it seems that change can be brought about to make everyone believe that children are the treasures for future and they are not born to work; they are born to learn‚ play and enjoy their childhood. My focus on this article is based on a related article
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Understanding Children’s Work Project Working Paper Series‚ January 2002 1. Child labour and health: evidence and research issues O. O’Donnell E. Van Doorslaer F.C. Rosati January 2002 Child labour and health: evidence and research issues Owen O’Donnell∗ F. C. Rosati** Eddy van Doorslaer*** Working Paper January 2002 Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) Project University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Faculty of Economics Via Columbia 2‚ 00133 Rome Tel: +39 06.7259.5618 Fax:
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Background Child Labour is a condemnable phenomenon and elimination of child labour is a feasible objective. It must be eradicated altogether‚ for democratic and healthy growth of the society. Children should grow into adulthood through love and care‚ education and training. Health of the society depends upon the physical‚ moral and spiritual development of its children. The awareness of the problem provided basis for the enactment of the Employment of Children Act‚ 1991 followed by a number
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CHILD LABOR AND SCHOOLING IN GHANA Sudharshan Canagarajah Harold Coulombe This paper is one of a series of background papers undertaken as part of a World Bank Economic and Sector Work (ESW) on Ghana: Labor Markets and Poverty. We acknowledge funding from Dutch and Canadian Trust funds. The findings‚ interpretations‚ and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors‚ and do not represent the views of the World Bank in any way. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Abstract
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PROGRAMME FOR ERADICATION OF CHILD LABOUR 1. Background of the Organisation : Inspired by the Nationwide call of Mahatma Gandhi March towards Village‚’ People’s Institute of Rural Development - PIRD was established in the year 1983. PIRD is working for landless labour‚ poor farmers‚ child labour & women groups related to rural development programmes. Campaign against child labour and education for child labour are also our major programmes. 2. Facts about Child Labour : We always compare
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A freedom Song Atieno washes dishes‚ Atieno plucks the chicken‚ Atieno gets up early‚ Beds her sacks down in the kitchen‚ Atieno eight years old‚ Atieno Yo. Since she is my sister’s child Atieno needs no pay‚ While she works my wife can sit Sewing every sunny day: With her earnings I support Atieno Yo. Atieno’s sly and jealous‚ Bad example to the kids Since she minds them‚ like a schoolgirl Wants their dresses‚ shoes and beads‚ Atieno ten years old‚ Atieno Yo. Now my wife
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