Rampant Child Labor

The peasantren be the future of our nation. This famous line of Dr. Jose Rizal has gained excrescence especially among policy makers in their quest to develop and implement laws and programs that leave behind propel the total development of a nations millions of children. I personally ascertain with Rizals vision since each child is a potential contributor in the improvement of society. A child may seem insignificant in determining the status or condition of a society, but jointly it is a major determinant in a societys progress.Unfortunately, in the Philippines, avenue children are victims of trafficking for illicit employment and prostitution. This is due to the poverty, hunger and abuse which a street child experiences at an early get on with. Street children become more than susceptible to these illegal treatments because of the lack of education and awareness toward their society, environment and charitable rights. As a result, they tend to disregard education and sta rt functional at an early age to be able to help themselves as well as their family financially.Child crunch is the illegal employment of children down the stairs the age of 15, where they are not directly under the sole function of their parents or legal guardians. Furthermore, the childs work endangers their life, safety, wellness and morals or it hinders them from schooling. It in like manner includes the situation of children below the age of 18 who are employed in waste occupations. In the 1997 Asian consultation on Child Labor, representatives of administration and non-government organizations, as well as the child workers themselves tallied the most intolerable forms of child labor. These include the following prostitution of children and similar work in the merriment industry, children used as soldiers, mining and quarrying, construction work, deep-sea fishing, smuggling of illegal substances, scavenging and pyrotechnics.The negative impact of child labor often cause s irreparable violate to the childs physical and psychological development. Children who start working at an early age most likely suffer from respiratory diseases, deaths, poor nutrition, physical health hazards, sexually transmitted disease and anti-social behavior. In addition, they tremendously reduce educational opportunities, which later leads to dropping-out and illiteracy. Since they have abandoned their educational responsibilities, it is difficult for them to stop working.Today, because of the ontogeny in child labor, the basic minimum age of employment in the Philippines is contained in Republic Act 7658. The minimum age of employment for hazardous is contained in the Labor Code. These two laws are complemented by other field laws containing some provisions. Since 1988, the Government of the Philippines, in partnership with UNICEF among others, has established programs for child labor which seeks to abolish exploitative child labor and provide protection, healing and recovery for child workers.We, students who receive adequate education can help in reducing child labor through many means. We could teach upstart children about the value of education since they will understand us cave in because we are basically the same age. For instance, in child-to-child projects, we can try to reconstruct a childs self-esteem and self-worth. We could also help generate income for poor families and organizations. Furthermore, by simply taking care of our environment which includes households, school grounds, or our community, we are helping by giving children a healthier atmosphere for ontogeny up. This would reduce sickness and reflect on our physical outlook. These are on the dot some of the many simple ways wherein we could help street children agitation their living condition.