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Child Labor: An unspoken truth of the electronic waste industry
[…] Child labor is somewhat of an unspoken truth. As part of
the ‘informal’ recycling industry, children as young as five years old
are working full time in the presence of toxic metals and dangerous
chemicals without any precautions taken for their health and safety.
Although it is very difficult to determine to what extent child
labor is being employed at these ‘informal’ sites, many studies have
shown that children make up a significant part of this industry.
According to a report by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) about 35,000 to 45,000 children between the
ages of 10 and 14 are involved as 'scavengers' or 'waste-pickers' and dismantlers in the informal
recycling sector in Delhi, India. […]
These figures are shocking. However, what we don’t realize is that we are just as
responsible of putting these children in danger as those directly doing it.
But it’s not too late! By coming together and asking the tough questions regarding where
our electronics are actually ending up, we can look forward to ending this injustice.
It only takes one great decision to keep a child safe. Recycle responsibly.
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a) What is considered a child labor?
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b) Why the child labor is consider a dangerous health problem?
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c) What can we do to “save” these children?
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Read the text and answer the questions below.
Child Labor: An unspoken truth of the electronic waste industry […] Child labor is somewhat of an unspoken truth. As part of the ‘informal’ recycling industry, children as young as five years old are working full time in the presence of toxic metals and dangerous chemicals without any precautions taken for their health and safety. Although it is very difficult to determine to what extent child labor is being employed at these ‘informal’ sites, many studies have shown that children make up a significant part of this industry. According to a report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) about 35,000 to 45,000 children between the ages of 10 and 14 are involved as 'scavengers' or 'waste-pickers' and dismantlers in the informal recycling sector in Delhi, India. […] These figures are shocking. However, what we don’t realize is that we are just as responsible of putting these children in danger as those directly doing it. But it’s not too late! By coming together and asking the tough questions regarding where our electronics are actually ending up, we can look forward to ending this injustice. It only takes one great decision to keep a child safe. Recycle responsibly.
a) What is considered a child labor?
The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.
b) Why the child labor is consider a dangerous health problem?
The consequences of child labor in the lives of children and adolescents are numerous. In addition to often reproducing the cycle of poverty in the family, child labor hinders the child's learning process, when it does not take them out of school, and makes them vulnerable in many ways, including health, exposure to violence, sexual harassment, intense physical effort, and accidents with machinery and animals in rural areas, among others.
c) What can we do to “save” these children?
When you suspect that a child is working, report it. Child labor is not always easily detected by the authorities.
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a) What is considered a child labor? It is a type of informal and forced child labor. And as mentioned in the text, it's an unspoken truth.
b) Why the child labor is consider a dangerous health problem? It is dangerous because very young children are exposed to toxic chemicals and materials, without any protection and safety. And this will lead to health problems for both the child and the people who have contact with them.
c) What can we do to “save” these children? We must reflect on putting these children to work in these dangerous places and where we dispose of our (electronic) products. If we come together and mobilize, we can get these children out of these precarious and dangerous situations.
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