The writer is a paediatrician at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
HIRING a child for domestic help is common across Pakistan. Many prefer to employ children because they provide cheaper labour, can be controlled and more easily threatened, consume fewer resources, and are more active and require less space.
The irony, however, is that although child labour is recognised as an abominable infringement of children’s rights across the world, people who hire child domestic help look upon themselves as the saviours of these hapless children.
Recently, at a friend’s house, I saw a 10-year-old girl holding a diaper bag in one hand and her three-year-old son in the other. I immediately told my friend that child labour was unacceptable. Her hollow justification sidestepped the issue: “Her parents are so poor that they cannot afford a single meal; I give her three meals and clothing.”
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India to ratify two major global conventions combating child labour
India to ratify two major global conventions combating child labour
India Is Set To Ratify Two Key Global Conventions On Combating Child Labour Which A Top UN Official Described As A âgreat Step Forward In Bringing All The Worldâs Children Under The Ambit Of The Legislations. PTI | Updated on: 13 Jun 2017, 05:11:50 PM
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India is set to ratify two key global conventions on combating child labour which a top UN official described as a “great step forward” in bringing all the world’s children under the ambit of the legislations.
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Universal protection against worst forms of child labour
What is the current child labour situation? Countries have made a lot of progress in the last two decades. Global child labour rates have come down from 246 million children in 2000 to 152 million children in 2016. However, this figure is still very high, particularly as half of these children are in hazardous work, defined as a worst form of child labour. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to stall or even reverse the progress of the last 20 years. A generation of children is at risk. At this critical moment we must redouble our efforts – in particular to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 8.7, to end child labour in all its forms by 2025. Policy choices are important, both to safeguard children during this crisis and to make lasting improvements in their situation. Universal access to free education, child protection systems and decent work for parents and youth of working age are key elements f
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