We conclude that contrary to the popular myth child labour exists in the developed countries aswell. To achieve a better world free of child labour by 2016 further steps are necessary. This article intends to take a few suggestions for this purpose.
Apply stricter criminal sanctions against the users and facilitators of any form of child labour with special regard to the child pornography, prostitution and trafficking. Since our children interests are – at least – as important as the right for data protection of sexual crime committers a much more effective protection is needed. It would worth to find possibilities how to deny these criminal’s access to the Internet which is a hub for these type of crimes.
Penalize sex tourists who committ crime against children in third countries. Implement effective co-operation with travel agencies, hotels and other service providers to reduce the opportunity to participate in sex tourism. The most developed countries shall support their poorer counterparts to eliminate child labour not only with money but with self limitations.
Exclude companies from public procurement which have ever been affectuated by child labour, notwhistanding was it the mother company or some of its subsidiary. Extend this prohibition for private persons and his interests who were in charge of such a company.
Ensure early education and care for children. Maintain quality education and/or vocational training for everyone. It is well documented that quality education and child labour negatively correlate. New surveys show that inequalities in children’s development commence early therefore early education and care is equally important that school education.
Promote women’s work. Families in which there is only one breadwinner are more fragile therefore we can find a working child here two times more frequently than in families with two working parents. Additionally, in lone mother families the work is a must for women.
These are only but a few examples how to ameliorate the current situation.
Historically, the first provisions against child labour were conceived in 1788 in Britain banning climbing boys and chimney sweepers under the age of 18. More than two centuries after the first legislation there are many things to do have been left.
A previous version of the whole study can be found here
Apply stricter criminal sanctions against the users and facilitators of any form of child labour with special regard to the child pornography, prostitution and trafficking. Since our children interests are – at least – as important as the right for data protection of sexual crime committers a much more effective protection is needed. It would worth to find possibilities how to deny these criminal’s access to the Internet which is a hub for these type of crimes.
Penalize sex tourists who committ crime against children in third countries. Implement effective co-operation with travel agencies, hotels and other service providers to reduce the opportunity to participate in sex tourism. The most developed countries shall support their poorer counterparts to eliminate child labour not only with money but with self limitations.
Exclude companies from public procurement which have ever been affectuated by child labour, notwhistanding was it the mother company or some of its subsidiary. Extend this prohibition for private persons and his interests who were in charge of such a company.
Ensure early education and care for children. Maintain quality education and/or vocational training for everyone. It is well documented that quality education and child labour negatively correlate. New surveys show that inequalities in children’s development commence early therefore early education and care is equally important that school education.
Promote women’s work. Families in which there is only one breadwinner are more fragile therefore we can find a working child here two times more frequently than in families with two working parents. Additionally, in lone mother families the work is a must for women.
These are only but a few examples how to ameliorate the current situation.
Historically, the first provisions against child labour were conceived in 1788 in Britain banning climbing boys and chimney sweepers under the age of 18. More than two centuries after the first legislation there are many things to do have been left.
A previous version of the whole study can be found here
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