Breanna Fehr, February 20, 2008. 8:25 p.m. Labor Problems
Child’s Education for the future, a non-government organization has made plans to rescue nearly 30,000 children who are in the worst forms of child labor. There is a high incidence of children ages 9 to 17 who work in sugar cane plantations, deep-sea fishing, mining and quarrying, pyrotechnics production, domestic work and prostitution. They are putting together a program in Negro Oriental and eight other areas to rescue these children.
The program hopes to break down child labor through education. They are going to take the children out of the work and bring them into schools. The program is designed to raise awareness, especially to the parents, about the importance of education along with why child labor is hazardous. The program also wants to improve access to quality education.
The first phase of the program in Negros Oriental benefited 7,000 children. Under the program’s first phases in all nine areas returned 31,000 children back to school. Their ultimate goal is to reduce the worst forms of child labor by 75% by the year 2015.
It is very sad to think about this large number of children who are forced to work. At the same time I think it is very good that they are implementing this program. Not only are they trying to get these children back into school but they are trying to teach everyone including the parents about the importance of education. That is very important to do because without the parents and others supporting these children going to school than they may only be forced back into the workforce. The place to start in helping these children can definitely be in education.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080220-120119/NGO-hopes-to-rescue-30000-child-workers-in-RP
2 comments:
I really like this program for the reason that they are recognizing the importance of interacting with parents on the issue. I think if you set up a dialog with people there is a better chance of success.
I agree that if parents are educated on the importance of education, the children will have a better chance of going to school. I think a program like this is absolutely wonderful. However, has this program looked at the reasons that these children are being forced into labor in the frist place? My thought is if the reason these children working is because their families need the money to survive, then what is it that this program is really doing? Yes, the child may be in school, but he/she also needs the money to eat and clothe himself. I am wondering what it is that this program plans to do about this. Also, once this program gets the children in school, who is it that is making sure they stay there?
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