The Problem with forced child labor
One: It is IllegalIn most countries around the world, there are laws against forced child labor. Depending on if it's in the agricultural field, ages for child labor can vary from 10 to 15 years old as well as both have to have parent permission. The children also must be kept from all dangerous situations. Failure to comply can result in 10-50 years in prison along with fines.
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Two: It destroys their childhoodChildren who suffer from forced child labor often have tired and dreary outlooks in life. They are also usually very sad, as well as sometimes suffer from Post traumatic stress disorder.(PTSD)
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Three: It keeps children from receiving an educationBy being forced to work instead of being in school makes it increasingly difficult to get higher paying wages. It also will make it far more difficult to get a job.
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Despite the United Nations protests, many nations are not actively stopping forced child labor and are simply making weak unenforced laws that don't truly stop it. Youths under 12 years of age may work outside of school hours in non-hazardous jobs with parental consent, but only on farms where the employees are subject to the minimum wage requirements of the FLSA. This means that as long as one of them is paid more then minimum wage any child can work with dangerous farm equipment. |
According to the International Journal of Health Sciences.
82% of the time, children are forced to work because of poverty in their household. Children will often do this so they can help their family's. The children being forced into the labor with threats is only 13% of the total percentage of child labor and the child's own interest in working only makes up 5% of it. |