Child Labor in Europe and Asia

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Content1. Introduction

2. Definition

3. Labor Law in different countries4. List of hazardous work by children

5. Situation around world

6. To solve the problems in effective way7. List of organizations to against Child Labor

8. Conclusions


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1. IntroductionCan you imagine how many child laborers all over the

world?

y Around the world, approximately 250 millionchildren are child laborers.

y 115 million children estimated to be in hazardouswork

y 64% boy and 36% girls

y 59% in agriculture

y 30% services

y 11% industry


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2. Whats Child Labor?The word, work means full time commercial work to

sustain self or add to the family income.

Child labor is done by any working child who is underthe age specified by law.

Child labor is a hazard to a Childs mental, physical,

social, educational, emotional and spiritual

development.

Any child who is employed in activities to feed self

and family is being subjected to child labor.


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3. Labor law in different countriesAll over the world:

y Universal Declaration of Hunan Rights

y Convetion on the Rights of the Child

China:

National labor law:

Age of youthful worker-16-18 years old

Compulsory Education Law:

Obligatory to study , not allowed to hold full-time jobsless than 16

Type of work: Safety and health

Time schedule: During study


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3. Labor law in different countriesEU:

y Age of youthful worker - not under age allowed to finish

school, not less than 15y Type of work safe job

y Time schedule - no night work

Poland:

y Age of youthful worker 16-18 years old

y Type of work - only easy job

y Time schedule - During school year


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4. What are some examples ofhazardous work by children?

y China,y India,y

Indonesia

y India,y Africa,y China

y Asia

y In manufacturing, children mayuse toxic solvents, performrepetitive tasks in painful positions

and risk injury from sharp tools.y In domestic work, children may

suffer from different forms of abuse,long work hours and live inisolation away from family or peers.

y In scavenging or waste-picking,children may be at risk of infectionfrom exposure to toxic chemicalsand wastes.


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y Africa,

y Asia,

ySouth America

y China,

y Africa

y India

y In agriculture, children may be exposedto toxic pesticides or fertilizers,dangerous blades and tools, carry

heavy loads and suffer from attacks orbites from animals or insects

y In mining, children may use poisonouschemicals, face the risks of minecollapse and sometimes work with

explosives.

y In construction, children may carryheavy loads, work at tall heights andrisk injury from dangerous machinery.


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y Russia

yIndonesia

yAll the world

y Drug sellers

y Fishing industry

y Sex abuse


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5. Child labor around the world


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6. How can the problem best be

tackled?Several types of action is most effective,

such as:

yRaising the awareness

y Developing policies and up to date regulations to protectchildren;

y Promoting effective law

yWorking withworkers representatives and employersorganizations

y Increase Governments responsibility


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7. Scaling up efforts through

integrated policies

1. Education is the first priority

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. Social protection strategiessupport and ensure assistance

3. Employment strategies :Age, decent workecent

4.Active labor market programes can help target

adolescent worker in hazardous occupations toimprove their working conditions or assist themin moving to decent jobs. Steps also need to betaken to improve national occupational safety

and health systems


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8. Organizations against Child

Labor


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Sumaryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPrZuB7V9s&feat

ure=related


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Conclusions.

Absolute necessity or unethical practices?


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Thank you for attention

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Child Labor in Europe and Asia