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Kirsten
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Child Labour in Agriculture
May 25, 2007 - 03:19 PM
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Much of the food and drink we consume is produced by child labour in agriculture. Do you agree?
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
May 25, 2007 - 03:44 PM
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If it is Africa I will agree with you but in countries like US etc uses contrators(machine power) .
This post was edited on: 2007-05-26 at 07:17 AM by: plato123
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
May 25, 2007 - 09:36 PM
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Not only Africa, but also Latin America.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
May 25, 2007 - 09:37 PM
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Not only Africa, but also Latin America.
The consumers need to be educated in what products to buy.
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Kirsten
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
May 26, 2007 - 11:40 PM
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How do you think we could help consumers become more aware about this issue? Or in fact, how do we make them care more that something needs to be done?
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
June 8, 2007 - 11:37 AM
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I will say that there is at least child labour in most part of the world especially in the fishing communities.Unless from research we can't actually tell if the food and drink we take is from child labour.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
June 15, 2007 - 09:21 AM
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we can't never determine whether the products we consume from agriculture are solely from child labour. it is undisputable fact that, people use child labour in agriculture especially fishing.
do you think the effort of those small boys and girls be enough for a whole community not to talk of a nation.
in the end, i may say, partly yes, some of the products we consume is from child labour and on the other hand, people who produce on very large scale uses equipments for their farms.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
June 20, 2007 - 06:25 AM
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I have to concur with Erick and some of the responders that the moment we started discussing this topic and debating on who's worth what, it's like we are condoning Child Labor yet its one of the issues that should be stamped out. Lets the TIG influence to make known to the world what the country's are doing to subject innocent children to modern slavery.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
June 22, 2007 - 01:54 PM
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Some people have been pointing fingers at Africa a lot. What you have to realise is that parents in Africa are faced with overwhelming challeges that force them to make a choice between educating their children and having them work towards the improvement of the family income, so let's not just think it's a simple matter of abuse when it really isn't. Help solve the problem of poverty and issues like child labour will be no more.
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Erick Ochieng Otieno
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
June 22, 2007 - 02:33 PM
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mhlalisincube wrote:
Some people have been pointing fingers at Africa a lot. What you have to realise is that parents in Africa are faced with overwhelming challeges that force them to make a choice between educating their children and having them work towards the improvement of the family income, so let's not just think it's a simple matter of abuse when it really isn't. Help solve the problem of poverty and issues like child labour will be no more.
I think i slightly agree with your point. The main issue that we should address is not just the stoping of the child labour but addressing the main cause of the children seeking employment at that tender age which make them prone to exploitation by their masters. That is when we shall defeat the menace. Thank you all for your contributions.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
July 1, 2007 - 11:17 PM
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erioch wrote:
mhlalisincube wrote:
Some people have been pointing fingers at Africa a lot. What you have to realise is that parents in Africa are faced with overwhelming challeges that force them to make a choice between educating their children and having them work towards the improvement of the family income, so let's not just think it's a simple matter of abuse when it really isn't. Help solve the problem of poverty and issues like child labour will be no more.
I think i slightly agree with your point. The main issue that we should address is not just the stoping of the child labour but addressing the main cause of the children seeking employment at that tender age which make them prone to exploitation by their masters. That is when we shall defeat the menace. Thank you all for your contributions.
I will have to agree with Mhla and Erik. Education is very important, and it should be encouraged. On the other hand, the need of the families are also eminent. Take for instance our own island. Our parents grew up in a period where the older sister should stayed home to take care of the other brother and sisters. The older bother had to go to work to bring money home. So the root is in the need to support the family (in this case).
On the other hand, the consumers need to be aware also that their money is supporting child labour.
It would be nice to have campaigns on a structural basis that addresses the core issues and also makes the consumers aware of their responsibilities too.
It would be great if International Aid could continue to flow so that these kids could get more educational projects (visit http://www.poverty.com/printletter.html).
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Erick Ochieng Otieno
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
July 2, 2007 - 07:25 AM
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hdbk wrote:
erioch wrote:
mhlalisincube wrote:
Some people have been pointing fingers at Africa a lot. What you have to realise is that parents in Africa are faced with overwhelming challeges that force them to make a choice between educating their children and having them work towards the improvement of the family income, so let's not just think it's a simple matter of abuse when it really isn't. Help solve the problem of poverty and issues like child labour will be no more.
I think i slightly agree with your point. The main issue that we should address is not just the stoping of the child labour but addressing the main cause of the children seeking employment at that tender age which make them prone to exploitation by their masters. That is when we shall defeat the menace. Thank you all for your contributions.
I will have to agree with Mhla and Erik. Education is very important, and it should be encouraged. On the other hand, the need of the families are also eminent. Take for instance our own island. Our parents grew up in a period where the older sister should stayed home to take care of the other brother and sisters. The older bother had to go to work to bring money home. So the root is in the need to support the family (in this case).
On the other hand, the consumers need to be aware also that their money is supporting child labour.
It would be nice to have campaigns on a structural basis that addresses the core issues and also makes the consumers aware of their responsibilities too.
It would be great if International Aid could continue to flow so that these kids could get more educational projects (visit http://www.poverty.com/printletter.html).
I think if most governemtns do what the Hungarians are doing, then the young people's labor initiative can have a positive iompact mainly for the young people. This will not only sharpen their interlectual skills, but inculcate the spirit of working amongst them. However, there should be a good policy that will goivern the initiative to avoid Mis-use.
Go to this link to see more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6250000/newsid_6259900?redirect=6259956.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1
Life lessons on the railways
Hungarian children try their hand at running a train line in a unique educational experience provided for almost 60 years.
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Rebecca Nelima
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
July 5, 2007 - 05:32 AM
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HIV& AIds has rendered many children orphans. Some are lucky to be adopted by able guardians while others are left to fend for themselves. This is another reason why child labour is increasingly becoming an issue in Africa even with all the movements against it.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
August 13, 2007 - 01:34 PM
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Child labor is definitely widespread in agricultural production, from cocoa/chocolate to cotton to the rubber used in our tires!
Those of us who are consumers need to be aware of what we are purchasing and what companies we support. Buying fair trade certified products is one way to ensure that your purchase is not made by child labor. However, we also have to make clear to corporations that we do not support child labor, but rather education for children and living wages for adult workers.
Check out the International Labor Rights Forum for easy ways to take action to stop child labor. You can also get involved in the Stop Firestone campaign which is working to stop child labor on the Bridgestone/Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia.
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Re: Child Labour in Agriculture
August 14, 2007 - 10:53 AM
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mhlalisincube wrote:
Some people have been pointing fingers at Africa a lot. What you have to realise is that parents in Africa are faced with overwhelming challeges that force them to make a choice between educating their children and having them work towards the improvement of the family income, so let's not just think it's a simple matter of abuse when it really isn't. Help solve the problem of poverty and issues like child labour will be no more.
Children used in agriculture is much practiced in Africa. from first hand experience, i partly agree with the statement, parents are forced to choose between educating their kids and raising the family income. But government policies do help in taking the children away from such form of labour into the classroom. For instance here in Ghana , basic education tution fees in public schools has been absorb by government and each child is given a meal at school also for free. So this leaves more or less no room for excuses in indulging children in any form of labour including agriculture.
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