In Lusaka, Zambia, children spend their days crushing stones the size of a football, turning them into bags of powder and gravel which are used in concrete mix for construction workers to use. Approximately, in one week children can fill one bag, which are usually sold for 10,000 kwacha, which is less than $3.00. Very often, children complain about injuries such as broken fingers, impaired vision, a piece of rock hitting their face causing scratches in the eye, and a “heavy chest” which is an early sign of lung disease. The United Nations estimate that about 49 million sub-Saharan workers are less than 14 years old. Some of their jobs include prostitution, mining, construction, full-time serving, pesticide spraying, etc. In fact, it is
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In 4 years, the rate of child labour has dropped by 5 million in Asia, and 12 million in Latin America. One reason why child labour is increasing in Africa is because poverty compels children to work. It is estimated that about 44% of sub-Saharan residents live on less than $1 a day. This rate of children working every day is also influenced by whether their family’s breadwinner is still alive or not. AIDS has a significant contribution in the deaths of parents in Africa. This makes children become orphans who must work in order to survive, and to also support other dying members of the family. A few bags that are produced by the children in a month provide them to pay for rent and access to the community water tap. Sales of the gravel give children the opportunity to buy corn meal and small, dried fish to share with their family. Chola J. Chabala, a Zambian official who is responsible of decreasing the number of children who work, states that it still continues to grow regardless of his administration’s attempts. "I do this job with a passion, but it is very depressing at the end of the day," he …show more content…
UNICEF determined that there are 8 million kids, both male and female, working away in different industries. Approximately, 150,000 work in brick kilns, 50,000 in the carpet industry, tanning industry, wool cleaning, glass industry, fireworks and explosives, cement bagging, match factories, soap factories, and many more industries which are hazardous to their health. Some of these industries only pay a very little amount of money or none at all. They work for extended periods with their delicate and worn out limbs, without a single argument. In fact, these children have been proven to be better at their job than adults. At the same time, it is very heartbreaking that these children, due to persistent labour and their half-nourished condition, experience the ill effects of different sorts of illnesses, such as tuberculosis, heart, lung and kidney inconveniences and bone deformity, and a large portion of children eventually die from these diseases as well. The reason why there is a huge amount of child laborers in the country is because of poverty. Many children are the breadwinners of their family, and need of money to support their family and themselves. However, in 1933, Representative Harkin presented a bill in the US Congress bringing voice against this cruel system. The bill tried to force trade confinements on the nations with a significant rate of child labour. Eventually, US merchants declined orders which came from
In 4 years, the rate of child labour has dropped by 5 million in Asia, and 12 million in Latin America. One reason why child labour is increasing in Africa is because poverty compels children to work. It is estimated that about 44% of sub-Saharan residents live on less than $1 a day. This rate of children working every day is also influenced by whether their family’s breadwinner is still alive or not. AIDS has a significant contribution in the deaths of parents in Africa. This makes children become orphans who must work in order to survive, and to also support other dying members of the family. A few bags that are produced by the children in a month provide them to pay for rent and access to the community water tap. Sales of the gravel give children the opportunity to buy corn meal and small, dried fish to share with their family. Chola J. Chabala, a Zambian official who is responsible of decreasing the number of children who work, states that it still continues to grow regardless of his administration’s attempts. "I do this job with a passion, but it is very depressing at the end of the day," he …show more content…
UNICEF determined that there are 8 million kids, both male and female, working away in different industries. Approximately, 150,000 work in brick kilns, 50,000 in the carpet industry, tanning industry, wool cleaning, glass industry, fireworks and explosives, cement bagging, match factories, soap factories, and many more industries which are hazardous to their health. Some of these industries only pay a very little amount of money or none at all. They work for extended periods with their delicate and worn out limbs, without a single argument. In fact, these children have been proven to be better at their job than adults. At the same time, it is very heartbreaking that these children, due to persistent labour and their half-nourished condition, experience the ill effects of different sorts of illnesses, such as tuberculosis, heart, lung and kidney inconveniences and bone deformity, and a large portion of children eventually die from these diseases as well. The reason why there is a huge amount of child laborers in the country is because of poverty. Many children are the breadwinners of their family, and need of money to support their family and themselves. However, in 1933, Representative Harkin presented a bill in the US Congress bringing voice against this cruel system. The bill tried to force trade confinements on the nations with a significant rate of child labour. Eventually, US merchants declined orders which came from