Current Events > Child labor rates cut in half thanks to Millennials.

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Yet another positive trend has emerged from around the world: since child labor rates have plummeted by almost half since the turn of the millennium, more and more kids are getting an education and enjoying their childhood instead.

According to new data from the International Labor Organization, child slavery has dropped from 250 million in 2000 to 152 million in 2016 roughly a 40% decline. The number of children working in hazardous sections dropped by half, and rates also declined seen across all child labor sectors, including agriculture, industry, factory, and trafficking.

Additionally, children who are freed from modern slavery are more likely to get an education and enjoy their childhoods.

The report was created in collaboration with Alliance 8.7, a global partnership dedicated to taking immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms.

The U.S. Department of Labor stated that out of 135 countries that were surveyed on their child labor rates, 61% showed moderate to significant advancement. The regions that showed the most improvement was Northern Africa with 75% showing improvement, and Brazil, which showed 69% improvement.

The organization says that the decline in child slavery and trafficking is largely credited to countries adopting firmer legislation against child labor, providing adequate funding for enforcement, and encouraging more efficient labor inspections.

While certain events such as the Syrian War have slowed the crackdown on child labor in more recent years, the shift in global attitude and enthusiasm is cause for optimism.

The dynamic picture indicates that we are moving in the right direction. Child labor declined during the period from 2012 to 2016, continuing a trend seen since the publication of the ILOs first global estimates of child labor in 2000, says the organization.

Real advances have been made in the fight against child labor, providing an important foundation for efforts moving forward.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/child-labor-rates-cut-almost-half-millions-kids-get-childhood/



Remember that bit in Fable 3 where you have to choose if like they build a school or a brothel? And if they have child workers or not? Because they're all about to die in a year from lack of money?

Why didn't they just have child labor for one year, then ban it once they all weren't dead? That seems practical to me.
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*Thanks to affordable technology.

Maybe I'm just sleepy, but I'm not seeing the correlation between this and millennials.
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See what can be accomplished once you put down your avacado toast and leave Applebee's alone?
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Chama posted...

Maybe I'm just sleepy, but I'm not seeing the correlation between this and millennials.

For every iphone a millennial buys apple frees one of their slaves.
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Sparksfanboy post.
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When I first read the title I thought they were saying their hourly pay and thought this was another millennial attack article.
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Let the good times roll
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UnfairRepresent posted...

The organization says that the decline in child slavery and trafficking is largely credited to countries adopting firmer legislation against child labor, providing adequate funding for enforcement, and encouraging more efficient labor inspections.

What does this have to do with millennials again?
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It's saying there are fewer child labourers and more children in school.
How is this a bad thing?
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And he was never seen again.
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Chama posted...

Maybe I'm just sleepy, but I'm not seeing the correlation between this and millennials.

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LordRazziel posted...

It's saying there are fewer child labourers and more children in school.
How is this a bad thing?

It's not
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wow gee millenials... yet another thing you've killed
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This is a good thing to kill
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Kids these days don't even know the value of a hard days work. When I was their age I was down in the mines seeing if it was safe for the canary.
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But who's going to make our phones now?
Children have the little fingers required to build them. Surely we should ensure a percentage of children are made to work long hours making the stuff society needs?
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so where does one have to go for some good ol' fashioned child labor these days???
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geeze
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unpleasant_milk posted...

But who's going to make our phones now?
Children have the little fingers required to build them. Surely we should ensure a percentage of children are made to work long hours making the stuff society needs?

I can't even tell if you are serious or joking
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UnfairRepresent posted...

unpleasant_milk posted...

But who's going to make our phones now?
Children have the little fingers required to build them. Surely we should ensure a percentage of children are made to work long hours making the stuff society needs?

I can't even tell if you are serious or joking

Don't we need smartphones nowadays?
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unpleasant_milk posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

unpleasant_milk posted...

But who's going to make our phones now?
Children have the little fingers required to build them. Surely we should ensure a percentage of children are made to work long hours making the stuff society needs?

I can't even tell if you are serious or joking

Don't we need smartphones nowadays?

I personally think you make a very good point in that we need to sure everyone has a fair chance in getting much needed work hours
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+ I think child laborers need a few cent raise
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anth0ny posted...

+ I think child laborers need a few cent raise

but only like $.15-.20 raise

(because u give them an inch and then they want a mile)
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anth0ny posted...

anth0ny posted...

+ I think child laborers need a few cent raise

but only like $.15-.20 raise

(because u give them an inch and then they want a mile)

I think hard work should be rewarded.

Perhaps any work done outside of their regular 80 hour week should have an extra 10 cents to the hourly rate.
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god bless u, wayyyyyy more generous than I am

don't like it?? just get another job kiddo', this is what my country calls the free hand of the market (as God himself, John Locke, Intended it)
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1. An NPO whose goal is to rid the world of child labor, handling data presented by self-reporting nations is probably the most biased and inaccurate source of data imaginable.

2. This has nothing to do with millennials.

3. Good luck with this:

and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

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voldothegr8 posted...

What does this have to do with millennials again?

Some sort of convoluted butterfly effect from not buying fabric softener, obviously.

anth0ny posted...

god bless u, wayyyyyy more generous than I am

don't like it?? just get another job kiddo', this is what my country calls the free hand of the market (as God himself, John Locke, Intended it)

There should be no child labor
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