Child Labour is the word for kids who work at an
early age, either by force or to help their family. Countries that are very
poor around the world is often the victim of this, like for example, India.
India is a very populated place which makes it
very hard to keep things balance for everyone. Earning money to buy the supply
they needed on a daily basis is very tough.
Parents who didn’t finish at school and have no
education have a very hard time looking for a proper job, a job where they
would earn enough money to feed their family. Parents who have a low income or
have no job often leads to child labouring. Children are force to work to earn
money for their family. Most of the child who work at an early age often works
in agriculture, clothing industry and in the production of sports equipment.
They are taught how things should be done before
they get to work. Kids who are forced to work at such an early age is one of
the worst thing that can happen to a child. A child should be playing outside
with their friends. They should have the right to go to school and get an
education.
An Indian man name Kailash Satyarthi has work
non-stop to try and eliminate the child labour. He is the architect behind and
Chairperson of the Global March Against Child Labour. In 2004 he won a Nobel
Peace prize for his work. The organization have so far rescued 80,000 children
from child labour.
Their method of finding child labour is by simply
checking how and where the companies produce their product to make sure they do
not contribute to the problem. Their challenge for themselves is to free the
child labour and change the world for the better. They want the children to
live a peaceful life where they have the right to receive a free, meaningful
education and to be free from economic exploitation and from performing any
work that is likely to be harmful to the child’s physical, mental, spiritual,
moral or social development.
Sources: I have used the booklet we have received
during the forberedelse in English.
Released in 18.05.2015
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