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GIVE GIRLS A CHANCE - TACKLING CHILD
LABOUR - ILO
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Download Full 88-Page ILO 2009 Report: 1.41 MB - English
This report provides an overview on involvement of girls in
child labour, and policy responses required to tackle the problem. It provides
global estimates on girl child labour, and looks at major sectors of work in
which girls are involved.
ILO SAYS CRISES INCREASE RISK OF
GIRLS BECOMING CHILD LABOURERS
The
ILO report says the most recent global estimate indicated that more than 100
million girls are involved in child labour, and many are exposed to some of its
worst forms. Girls face a number of particular problems that justify special
attention, including:
· Much work undertaken by girls is hidden from
public view, which creates particular dangers. Girls make up the overwhelming
number of children in domestic work in third party households and there are
regular reports of the abuse of child domestic workers;
· In their own homes, girls take on household
chores to a much greater extent than boys. Combined with economic activity
outside the household, this imposes a “double burden” that increases the risk
of girls dropping out of school; and,
· In many societies girls are in an inferior
and vulnerable position and are more likely to lack basic education. This
seriously restricts their future opportunities.
The report highlights the importance of
investing in the education of girls as an effective way of tackling poverty.
Educated girls are more likely to earn more as adults, marry later in life,
have fewer and healthier children and have decision-making power within the
household. Educated mothers are also more likely to ensure that their own
children are educated, thereby helping to avoid future child labour.
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