Child Labor
Why does child labor still exist
Background Information
dangers
- Short-term health effects
- Exposure to pesticides
- Use of dangerous machinery
- Psychological hazards ( isolation, abuse, and exploitation )
- Cancer, infertility, chronic back pain, and IQ reduction are some of the long-term outcomes you would expect.
BENEFITS
- Parents don't have to pay for school
My Opinion
Bibiliography
Anti-Slavery International and International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. "Forced Child Labor Is a Human Rights Abuse." Do Children Have Rights? Ed. Jamuna Carroll. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. At Issue. Rpt. from "Forced Labour in the 21st Century." 2001. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
Carroll, Jamuna. "Forced Child Labor Is a Human Rights Abuse." Do Children Have Rights? Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2006. 28-37. Print.
"Child Labor Causes More Harm to Girls than Boys." Give Girls a Chance: Tackling Child Labour, a Key to the Future. Geneva, Switzerland: International Labour Organization, 2009. Rpt. in Child Labor and Sweatshops. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 10 Dec. 2015.
"Child Labor Helps War-torn Afghan Families Survive." « RAWA News. N.p., 19 Dec. 2010. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
"Child Labor." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
Harrison, David. "It's Official: Child Labour Is a Good Thing." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 30 Jan. 2005. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
"Hazardous Child Labour." WHO. WHO, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
Tierney, John J. "Regulated Child Labor Is Necessary in Developing Countries." Child Labor and Sweatshops. Ed. Ann Manheimer. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. At Issue. Rpt. from "The World of Child Labor." The World & I Online. Vol. 15. 2000. 54. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
"Youth Employment in Agriculture." Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 213-215.Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.