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The International Labor organization is a group that encourages countries to enforce stronger laws and conditions regarding child labor and poverty rates among their families in Sub-Saharan Africa. The reason for this group to evolve is due to the illegal and unfair usage of children in the workforce of illegal activities. The worst forms of child labor include slavery, prostitution, illicit activities, trafficking of drugs, and the harming of health due to working with poisonous chemicals all day long for a wage under the poverty line. The ILO convention 182 taking place in Africa is “tremendously important” and a new idea relating to the changes in the work field economy and the structures of the children's lives. This organization has taken “national surveys and studies” regarding the problems and injustices of child labor. Many groups such as “Child labor conventions” are responsible for monitoring any injustice taking place towards a child and their rights. Statistics show that 72.1 African-American children are still trapped in the pains of child labor and 31.5 children are still involved in work with hazardous chemicals. Based on the ILO global conducted research, child labor in Africa continued to grow, rather in other countries, it started to decrease. Due to this African countries continued to “extend social protection” and allow access to schools, and transportation, creating a stronger base for the social aspects of the economy. As child labor in Africa began to slowly decline, another problem arose. COVID-19 increased child labor because there was a decrease in supply due to the lack of sources, closure of schools, job shortages, and a major downfall of social protection. The ILO is taking on accelerated action by changing the rules and regulations and enforcing a stable economy with a strong capacity of legal workers and government officials. But the ILO wants to “build back” stronger partnerships and rise over child labor after a huge economic disturbance such as COVID-19. The partnership with the “African Union Ten Year Continental Action Plan” will help decrease the enormous rate of child labor and allow children to have an education. The Alliance 8.7 is an agreement between 11 countries that accelerations actions in order to terminate child labor. Convention 182 is an organization adopted to cause immediate action against the worst forms of child labor.

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Child labor has been taking place for many generations, it wasn’t even illegal during the earlier stages of history; it was simply just a part of “economic life and industrial growth.” But now many children are working in factories or mines instead of going to school and earning proper education. The more poverty there is in a country, the higher the child labor rates are. Most of this type of child labor is found in the least developed countries because rich companies put their factories in poor countries, where children are forced to work rather than be educated. But in most poor countries child labor is not entirely illegal, so there is no way for them to get proper education, and from there, the cycle just repeats for generations. In more developed countries like the U.S., Canada, and Japan, people expect there is no child labor. But it is just all hidden through countries in poverty. Many children are working illegally just to provide financial support for their families. In richer countries, it is easier to take action and prevent this social injustice. But in poor countries where almost 85% of child labor is taking place, there is nothing to be done. Because the laws and rules depend on each country and its ruling government. And the laws in countries with poverty are not as stringent as in more developed countries. In most of these social injustices children “fall easy victims” and have no say in whether they want to work or not. Many children are destined to be child workers from the day they were born. Another scenario is based on gender, many traditional families believe that a girl's right to education is not “as important” as a boy's education. Child Labor can affect a child in their later stages of life due to “physical, behavioral, psychological” consequences. I want to investigate why children in poverty cannot be funded by richer countries to decrease child labor rates. In the broad scope of this world, many children would rather be educated than work 5-12 hours a day, and it definitely won’t be possible to completely extinct this social injustice, but by precautions and financial funding of other privileged countries, the child labor rates can be decreased. And many children can have the opportunity to have brighter and better futures.

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Africa is a country made mostly of poverty with nearly 1 billion people as its population. Many adults who work are getting paid way below the low wage, which means they are unable to financially support their families. This results in the kids having to work to help feed the family instead of going to school to get an education. Recent results showed that “one in five Sub-Saharan children” work under risky conditions. The adults are poor and have low income so they rely on the work of their kids. Most child labor takes place in the fields of agriculture, children go to the farms with their parents to help out and earn a little extra money in order to help financially. Reports show that “99.5% of child labor” takes place on an average family farm. Other child labor occurs in dangerous hazardous activities such as mining, factory work, and even trafficking. With terrible working/living conditions, children are more likely to catch diseases resulting in death or serious injury to the body. The children are risking their lives, but have no option of opting out. Another place where child labor is widely dependent is the Cocoa industry. According to the Tulane report, child labor in the Cocoa industry was 51% more than it was 5 years ago in the years 2013-2014. Anti-child labor activists are trying to work against these cocoa industries. There are lawsuits against Hershey, Mars, and Nestle along with a new rule from the states of the U.S. stating that the customer must be notified that the inside operation of these industries mostly consists of child labor. These physical and mental dangers deprive the child of having a chance at a bright future. If the child cannot get an education there is no way the child would get a guaranteed well-paid job. This means their chances of making good money in the future are stripped away from them. The only way to save these families is to help pull them, families, out of poverty and grant their children a proper education. When children go to school and gain knowledge the economy will grow immensely and allow further development in the country.

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Child labor has always been a problem around Africa, but the highest child labor rates are In West/Sub-saharan Africa. In this area, children are being forced to “engage in hazardous activities” such as cocoa/coffee farming, applying pesticides, mining, and fishing. Even after working in such conditions, they are being paid way below the poverty line. Many girls are also becoming targeted to be trafficked and work illegally as domestic servants. The Economic Community of West Africa States which includes “15 member states” have enforced a Child policy and a plan of action to prevent further child labor and protect the children from being trafficked and forced into doing illegal activities. The Action plan includes 10 steps of justice to put an end to injustice. Adding supervision and a “monitoring system” throughout the farming and cocoa industry could decrease the number of child laborers. National plans and developing allies throughout states for extra support will help the elimination of WFCL. Another way is to conduct “analytical studies” and look at the statistics of the cause of this injustice. Rescuing and providing open shelters and preventing new children to enter the illegal workforce will decrease the dangers the children have to experience. By giving a free “non-formal education” to these children they will be able to gain knowledge rather than having to work. Children will be protected better when there are trained officers and inspectors. And posting on social media will create better awareness among the public and allow them to reach out and help more. And lastly, by building community groups, we will be able to help families out of poverty which will then result in their kids being free of child labor and being introduced to schools where they can have a proper education. 

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When someone is trying to earn money as a kid, it is usually at a lemonade stand or collecting money in the piggy bank. But in Sub-Saharan Africa kids are forced to earn money through slavery, trafficking, and illegal farming industries. The ILO states that “poverty is the leading cause” of child labor. Many families are stuck in poverty leading them to force their children into work. There are about 120,000 children forced to be soldiers and fight on an illegal battlefield. Starting before the 19th-century children were forced into “agriculture and domestic work” on household farms to gain skills and earn money in order to pay off a debt to their parents. When the Europeans came they wanted control of the mineral and agricultural resources that were only found in Africa. But in order for the operation and control to begin, they needed a workforce that was diligent and cheap. Their best option was children in poverty because whatever they paid the children would accept due to the financial status of their families. From then onwards many children were sought as domestic servants and trade assistants and were not able to gain free rights. They also had no adult protection to save them from the dangers they had to endure. Soon the Declaration of the Rights of a Child in 1924 stated that all children had the right to adult protection, but child labor still continued and children kept turning into soldiers and servants. Then the ILO made contracts with the Minimum Age Convention of 1973, the United States Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Worst forms of Child labor convention in 1999. These groups were adopted in order to protect children's rights and create more allies in the nation. Even though there are many international treaties, they are not very helpful. Small government organizations such as the United Nations International Children Emergency fund started to defend these children's rights and allow them to pursue a work-free life with education.

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In order for growth and development to occur in Africa, there must be an end to child labor. Children have the right to go to school and earn an education, they should not be working. Child labor can end when the community comes together and creates strategies and is persistent in its goal. The 5th Global conference is focusing on the elimination of child labor. Without this goal, 105 million will still be in labor by the year 2025. The root causes of child labor are no free education, lots of poverty, and low job opportunities. In many other countries child labor is decreasing but in Africa is increasing due to 83% of its citizens not having any social protection. Social protection allows the monitoring of whether children are going to school or working under illegal conditions. The goal of the ILO is for 40% of the population in Africa to receive social protection by the year 2025. The ILO also supports the National Health Insurance Fund to expand universal medical help for anyone who can’t afford medical care. This allows an increase in access to services many people can’t afford. The African Regional Social Protection strategy will help drive change and protect children from child labor. ]]> 2022-12-06 01:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tanvimurreddi473/gf0ou2qw6gmr1ghq/wish/2409999316 tanvimurreddi473 https://padlet.com/tanvimurreddi473/gf0ou2qw6gmr1ghq/wish/2410080187 Annotations - 
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In the entirety of this world, Africa is where most of the child labor takes place. In order for child labor to be eliminated, first poverty must be ended. Due to the immense amount of Child labor in Africa, many organizations decided to take “drastic action.” As they began to evolve and prevent child labor Covid-19 quickly took place. It increased the amount of child labor because without much supply or services available children were used for work during Covid since they were cheaply available laborers. This puts the child in immense danger as they are exposed to hazardous chemicals as well as the deadly Corona Virus. The FAO's Regional Office for Africa brought stakeholders together across the continent to discover new fast methods to decrease child labor in Africa. Child labor is inappropriate for a growing age, this can physically and mentally affect their brain and their safety. The goal is that most of all child labor should be put down by the year of 2025, that way their can be more substantial growth in the economy of Africa. Social protection, investment programs, rural development, and technology can all help get rid of child labor in Africa. Political influences can also drive greater efforts that people can put in throughout the country. FAO, agricultural stakeholders, and rural development groups can all create safe places for agricultural practices rather than using children for work. The European Union and FAO have funded and created programs where families can send their children to school rather than work in cotton fields. This will create progress at "local, national, and international" levels.

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Many children in Africa die of malnutrition, meaning they are not given the right amount/ type of food. Usually, this death occurs before their 5th birthday. There are currently over 400 million children living on the African continent. The infant mortality rate is the highest in Africa due to diseases, malnutrition, and even AIDS. 45-50% of the citizens in Africa are below the poverty line, and Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region located in the world. More than 30% of children bear tortured by malnutrition. Due to this, their physical and mental state easily gets damaged. The 5 most common deaths in Africa include Diarrhea, Malaria, complications while pregnancy and childbirth, and Pneumonia. There are 15 million children in Africa who grow up without parents due to medical conditions. When new education and medication come to take place, the infections in Africa would slowly decrease. Wars were beginning in Africa due to the conflict of child labor and many children were left frightened because they didn’t know what the outcome would be. Many girls are forced into trafficking and illegal work. They are also being forced into child marriages as a part of African Tribal tradition. More girls are working than boys and the workforces are plantations, mines, quarries, and factories. Some girls are even forced into prostitution. In the end, they won't be able to attend school because they have no more time or energy. SOS Children villages in Africa have given shelters and help for 40 years to children and families in poverty. There are a total of 147 villages in 46 African countries. There are also other facilities and developments in order to help little boys and children out of the harm of child labor.

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Gilbert F. Huongo was elected the 11th new director of the ILO as of October 2022. He is also the first colored person to be president of the ILO. He wants the best for his home country which is Africa, but he is in the program to do the best for the entire world. He is open to any side of the argument meaning he will look at all aspects whilst making a decision. He wants people to trust him and his thoughts on making a better environment. There are over 4 billion people in the world who don't have social protection and 200 adults facing unemployment and 160 million children stuck in child labor. Gilbert wants a change in the world and wants these injustices to settle until they are non-existent. Gilbert is beginning his 5-year term on October 1, 2022. Out of the other 5 candidates, Gilbert was voted due to his belief in doing better for the world and putting an end to injustices such as child labor, prostitution, and trafficking. Soon he will create a better economy and environment for people in need so that they have the same rights any other person would have. He wants to settle poverty and allow free services to ensure the safety of all citizens. Most importantly he wants children to be going to school to get an education to have the knowledge and skill to keep creating better environments for people in future generations to live in.

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In 2000-2001, multiple documentaries came out and exposed the child labor going on in the Chocolate Industry. Ever since cocoa was introduced to Africa in the 19th century, it slowly ended up being associated with child slavery. In the 20th century, the Portuguese started importing slaves to Sao Tome and Principe to work in the "cocoa plantations.” Henry Woodd Nevinson, a British journalist investigated slave rumors his organization had heard that were linked to cocoa farms. Even after these accusations the Portuguese and European chocolate producers denied the fact that they had child slaves or any form of illegal labor. They claimed that they had contracted laborers and did not support child labor. But the contracts were irrelevant because the contracts stated that once it's signed, leaving is permitted for 5 years. Soon civil society groups started calling in campaigns to put an end to this injustice. The campaign was most successful in America because Elliot Langel introduced legislation in which chocolate firms in America must label "slave free" on their packaging to ensure proof to their customers. American Campaigners started to sponsor former slaves in order to sue multinational cocoa industries because of the harm they are producing. Later on, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that Nestle and Cargill couldn't be sued for child slavery being their back source. Surveys and analytical studies produced by Tulane University helped prevent the worst forms of child labor in the chocolate Industry in Ghana. With the new persona of the "Dark side of chocolate," it started to become evident that there was some sort of illegal child labor/slavery going on. In the history and evolution of the Chocolate industry, child labor has always been a major part of cultivating cocoa. Most cocoa cultivation happens in a new forest after the existing forest is dead of exhaustion. But accessing more forestland is difficult due to the scarcity of soil and farms. Mars and Nestle are aware of child labor in cocoa cultivation but still deny it and don't pay attention to it. But now programs are learning to overcome and combat child labor.

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