Monday, May 5, 2008

Child Labor

Child labor is employment of children under age. It still happens in many countries, although most of them have stated that it’s illegal. According to the International Labor Organization, the estimation of child labourer is 218 million children aged 5 to 17 in child labor worldwide, excluding child domestic labor. Basically, the parents permit their children to work because of economical reason, their struggling effort to keep living their lives. But often, they’ve been forced to that.

Despite their young age and undeveloped mind, child is also a human. They have rights to live as what they want, what they need, appropriately, although still under the adults supervision. In my opinion, it’s not a problem if the children works because of their own will. As long as the parents can keep them educated, eventhough they can’t afford to pay school. If both of of it, experience and education, succesfully accomplished, there is a big chance that the children will grow up and become productive adults and live longer, healthier, and wealthier lives.

Roos Haikal Ramadhan. 16107013

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