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How to stop child labor?
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To ending worst forms of child labor
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worst forms of child labour. This includes children working in mines, with toxic chemicals and pesticides, or working with dangerous machinery. But huge efforts are needed.
Top 5 facts about the end of child labor
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A shocking problem
115 million children are estimated to work in the worst forms of child labor such as slavery, bonded labor, prostitution or hazardous work. This is nearly 1 in every 13 of the world's children aged 5 to 17 years. ILO has a goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
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But there is hope
The number of children in hazardous work declined 31 percent between 2004 and 2008 for children aged 5-14. Unfortunately it increased for children aged 15-17. Eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016 will be a HUGE challenge.
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What is a hazardous job?
Hazardous child work includes working in mines, working with toxic chemicals and pesticides in farms, or working with dangerous machinery.
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Mining: an extremely dangerous form of child labor
About 1 million children work in mines. These kids face mercury poisoning, respiratory problems, musculo-skeletal disorders, and they risk being severely injured, permanently disabled, or even killed.
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What you can do
Go for fairtrade products and support companies that would never use child labor. You can find them at FirmHugger.com
The end of child labor
In their report “The End of Child Labor” from 2006, the ILO was quite optimistic about ending the worst forms of child labor by 2016. The new report “Accelerating action against child labour”, however, paints a somewhat less optimistic picture. This is partly due to the economic crisis which has played a part in reducing the rate at which child labor is decreasing. New and large-scale efforts are therefore needed to re-establish the hope of ending the worst forms of child labor by 2016. The countdown is set to the end of 2016.
- ILO Global report on child labour 2006: The end of child labour: Within reach
- International Labour Conference, 2010: Accelerating action against child labour. Report of the Director-General
A shocking problem
But there is hope
What is a hazardous job?
- ILO: International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
- UNICEF report: Beyond child labor
- Anti-slavery: What is child labour?
Mining: an extremely dangerous form of child labor
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