Latest Child Labour Statistics

Thanks to the Under the Canopy blog for highlighting the latest findings (PDF) from the International Labour Organization regarding child labour. Here’s some of the interesting tidbits ipanema highlighted (quoted):

Global number of child labourers [5-17 y.o.] – decreased from 246 million to 218 million [2004].

The number of children aged 5-17 engaged in hazardous work – has declined by 26%, from 171 million in 2000 to 126 million in 2004. With 33%, the decline in the age group 5-14 has even been sharper.

Latin America & the Caribbean – the most rapid decline by two thirds with just 5% of children ages 5 to 14 now engage in work.

Sub-Saharan Africa – The highest of any region in the world with 26% or close to 50 million children working. The biggest hurdle I think. No figures stating it declined or not.

Asia-Pacific Region – 122 million children aged 5-14 work, 5 million less than four years ago. Less than 20 % of Asian children in that age group are now at work.

In industrialized countries – about 2.5 million children under the age of 15 were at work in 2000.

By industry – Almost 7 out of 10 working children are in the agricultural sector. 22% work in services and 9% in industry, including mining, construction and manufacturing.

The estimated cost of the elimination of child labour is US$760 billion over a 20-year period. The estimated benefit in terms of better education and health is over US$4 trillion. The benefits would therefore outweigh the costs by nearly 6 to 1.

It sounds like these figures are heading in the right direction, which is great to hear.

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http://irishcornwall.blogspot.com ipanema

Hopefully, the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour [IPEC]would meet its deadline before 2016.

It is indeed good news that child labour stats has declined from 246 million to 218 million in a span of four years [2000-2004]. That’s something, though there are still millions suffering from worst kind of labour.
http://www.ethicallending.org Jillayne Schlicke

Oh my. What’s missing from these statistics is the continual use of child labor here in the heartland of America’s mortgage lending industry.

Countless children have been used to do the work of mortgage lending and real estate agents for decades. As the child of two mortgage banker parents, I was paid a paltry 75 cents per hour to help correct quizzes from my dad’s classes. I am 1973 victim of this abusive practice which continues to this day as I pay my own daughters paltry sums to sort and file.

On a serious note, as a kid I never knew how good I had it until I travelled globally as an adult.
http://irishcornwall.blogspot.com ipanema

Year 2000 registered 2.5 million children under 15 working in industrialised countries categorised. I was surprised thinking it existed in third world countries only.

Most of these children carry the burden as main source of income for a family. It’s sad.

I don’t mind getting paid sorting files at the same time receiving my allowance. I think that’s a good way of teaching children the value of money and work.
http://www.sadashivan.com/ sadashivan

Child labour and society BLOG
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37% say poverty, 33% say Over populated family 10% poll for Government policy failure, 6% weak law to protect, 2% say parent’s unemployment and 1% say high education and living cost. You too join the poll and give your valuable opinion. Say what you feel the cause; Add your poll what and who is responsible for the child labour.
A concern of child labour exists from poverty. We have to understand as why children go to work. If parents don’t send their children to work I am sure factories will not be able to consume them. Why poor parents feel children as their assets who will earn money for their home? Are they forced by their parents to go to work? If yes why?
An appeal to International society International socieities and organisation need to understand real porblems behind child labour and come forward to solutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://irishcornwall.blogspot.com ipanema

Poverty of course is the main problem. It’s obvious that parents don’t want to be accountable, leaving children no other option after begging. I just pray that we can educate future parents of not starting one if they aren’t financially capable.

What’s India’s case? With a lot of the latest list of billionaires coming from the region, the gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening.
Onkar-Stickle Manhands

thankyou for your simple format.