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    Child Labor

    Child labor in its essence is a form of child abuse, according to the


    International Labor Organization it is any type of work that deprives children of their
    childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental
    wellbeing of a child. Child labor is very detrimental to the development of a child as it
    disrupts the usual activities fitting of a child. The impacts of child labor can sometimes be
    long-lasting and be carried into their adulthood.
    Let us establish that child labor is not a problem of the minority but a problem
    on a global scale. One might think that this problem doesn’t exist in some countries, but you
    just have to look far and deep enough to know that it is present in every place we look into.
    According to an article from UNICEF, the latest global estimates indicate that around 160
    million children are engaged in child labor at the beginning of 2020.
    To highlight the dangers of child labor we will discuss its health and social
    impacts on children. Exposure to dangerous amounts of the chemical lead can lead to
    “decreased intelligence, impaired neurobehavioral development, decreased stature and
    growth, and impaired hearing” specially in the case of children where their brains is still
    developing, and disruptions of such developmental processes leads to long-lasting negative
    impacts (Ide & Parker, 2005). Another study done on the health implications children face
    working in the gem polishing industry showed that out of the 20,000-child laborer whose
    mean age is 11.3 years old, 37% of these children experienced finger injury, 28 % had
    headaches and 27% complained of respiratory discomfort coupled with the fact this industry
    did not provide any protective equipment and that the workplace had poor ventilation,
    lighting and workstations. These physical effects alone attest to the dangers of child labor,
    these physical effects can translate very easily to the social life of the children. The child can
    develop stress and depression due to these working conditions because of the labor they are
    put through instead of the love they ought to have. Due to these experiences a child may have
    trouble socializing with people around them even children their age, they may distance
    themselves thinking they are far and different from others. Pause momentarily and think
    when these children ask themselves, why can't I catch up to my peers? Why can’t I do what
    they do? Why am I like this? Just because someone, maybe their parents or other people, took
    their rights, abused them and deprived them of what is rightfully theirs, their time being a
    child, being able to play, learn, create and grow as a child.
    Ultimately the problem of child labor remains to be existent and needs to be
    discussed further. We have established that it is a problem of global scale, a problem of high
    urgency and a problem that needs to be eradicated as fast as possible as it poses detrimental
    impacts on a child and detrimental effects as well in our society, as our children, the younger
    generation will be the building blocks of the society and our future.

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