From the developing to the developed. Child Labour

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From the developing
to the developed. Child
Labour
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Statistics

• About 250 million children worldwide(5 14)
• 120 million are full time wage earners

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Where child labour is found

• 61 of all child labourers are in Asia
• 32 in Africa
• 7 in Latin America (South/Central America)

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Participation Rate

• Just over 2 out of every 5 children in Africa
• Just over 1 out of every 5 children in Asia
• Just over 1 out of every 6 children in Latin
  America
• Boys have a higher participation rate than
  girls on all continents
• For instance 67 of boys in Latin America work,
  whereas 11 of girls in Latin America work.
• However, domestic work isnt included in these
  statistics.

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In what areas?
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Hours and Earnings

• Half work 9 hours a day or more
• 4 out of 5 work 7 days a week
• 4 out of 5 work without pay

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Hazards

• Injury rates are between 5 and 20 depending on
  occupation
• Many are exposed to hazardous working conditions
  which included biological, chemical and
  environmental hazards

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What is the result?

• Diamonds, gold, glass, brass, textiles
• Carpets, clothing, leather, hosiery
• Agricultural goods (cocoa beans, bananas, rice,
  sugarcane and others)
• Prostitution
• Domestic work
• War

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Why Children?

• What you said
• Dependent
• Cheap
• Impressionable
• Easily Controlled
• Weak
• Cannot Fight Back

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What companies?

• Supplies to
• Nike
• Nestle
• Hershey
• Wal-Mart
• Coke
• Mattel
• Fisher Price
• Adidas
• And many more...

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The end result???

• Cheap labour makes for cheap products
• Its how were able to get products made from all
  corners of the world for cheap.
• On the other hand, its also why multibillion
  dollar companies such as Nike record multibillion
  dollar profits.