Kids At Work ( Child Labor)
...dishes. However; if you grew up 100 years ago, you may not have gone to school at all. Take a look at these and other historical jobs for kids. You may have worked full time as a "powder monkey": These boys worked on warships and at forts, carrying gunpowder to the cannons during battle. "Chimney sweeps": Small children 6 to 8 years old crawled up chimneys and loosened the dirt with a broom. They often worked 12-hour days. "Office boys": Young boys worked in offices sharpening pencils, stuffing envelopes, sweeping floors, and running everyday jobs. "Vendors": Children often sold things on city streets. There were newspaper boys, muffin boys, and hot corn girls for example. "Water boys": Imagine your child working one of these jobs in this technological world. However; 100 years ago, parents forced their children to work because of lack of money and food. All the above are the example of child labor which is one of the most controversial issues around world.
According to the United Nations' International Labor Organization (ILO), child labor is defined as an economic activity performed by a person under the age of fifteen. However, not all of these can be considered as child labor because several types of works such as house hold or after school works are considered as formative and a part of child's learning experience. But the type of work that has become a controversial issue is the abusive, unhealthy and unprofitable work of a child that interferes with the children's education and self development.
A pediatrician at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York a comment towards the dangers of child labor, "Pound for Pound, children breath more air, eat more food and drink more water than adults, so if there are chemical contaminants in the workplace, children will be exposed to more of them. Children are also less biologically mature and less physically strong, which...
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