Child labor

            Child labor is a serious problem that keeps children out of school while at the same time denying the opportunities of future. In the United States as well as the whole world, the widening gaps between rich and poor have forced millions of children out of schooling and into work.

            According to International Labor Organization, high poverty rates are the key causes of child labor. The number of underage in child labor has reduced by one-third from 2000, from 245 million to 169 million children.  It is also alarming that over half of them which is 85 million work in hazardous environments (Egan, 2015)

            Asia as well as the Pacific have largest numbers (approximately 78 million or 9.3% of children) while the Sub-Saharan Africa remains to be a region with a huge incidence of child labor which is 59 million, translating to over 21%.

            Currently, there are over  13 million which is 8.8%) of children under child labor in Latin America, the Caribbean, the  Middle East and in  North Africa there are 9.2 million which is 8.4% of children population.

            The  Agricultural sector remains the key sector where child laborers are found with   98 million, or 59% though the same is not negligible in services with 54 million and industry taking 12 million, of which most of them work in the informal economy (Fontana & Grugel, 2015).

            Despite its seriousness, we have the solutions for us.  Currently, organizations, public departments as well as international organizations such as UNICEF exist to prevent child labor. Poverty eradication initiatives need to be put to help families meet the needs of children. First; children leave homes to avoid abuse and victimization from parents.  As a way to stop this ill-treatment, organizations, and governments could give conferences to parents about child labor and its consequences. This help prevents more children moving out of homes for work. The building of homes for children living in the streets can also help reduce this problem. This approach can help to prevent children from the abuse they likely suffer in the streets. In the homes, they can be enabled to study and learn various careers to secure better jobs as adults.

Child labor remains a serious problem.  Policy makers need to make laws that prevent child labor while at the same time finding real solutions to the problem. Children hold future and hence care must be given to them for a better future desire.

References

Egan, S. (2015): TACKLING THE RISE OF CHILD LABOUR IN EUROPE: HOMEWORK FOR THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. International & Comparative         Law Quarterly, 64(3), 601-630. Doi: 10.1017/S0020589315000172

Fontana, L. B., & Grugel, J. (2015): To Eradicate or to Legalize? Child Labor Debates and ILO   Convention 182 in Bolivia, Global Governance, 21(1), 61-78.

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