User:Niccotrone/sandbox

What I have learned so far in Global Issues

February 12, 2018

How to switch my sandbox from a source editor to a visual editor and about regulations and privacy settings different websites have.

Article Evaluation

I am evaluating the article German Shepherds. This article has very good information, it explains different work environments that German Shepherd dogs can work in and it gives pictures with captions. This page is actually a nice page to look at it is not cluttered and well organized. Could add more pictures of sable German Shepherds and Bicolors, rather than just Black and Tan. They could also explain the different types of coloring.

Article Reviews

Solar Energy Industries Association: This article was informative but it needed to be updated. Last time it was edited was August 12th, 2012. It gave you people who worked there and everyones position, but I believe it needed to have companies that make solar powered products, just the top ones.

Topic

The topic I picked is Child Workers in Asia, I picked this because this is something I was always interested in learning more about and it concerns me. I believe being able to do this project on this topic I can learn more about it and see if people are trying to do anything about it.

Countries in Asia That are Involved with Child Workers in Asia (CWA)

Some countries that are involved with Child Workers in Asia are:

• Bangladesh - In this country children are used as workers to do the following: Bidis, Bricks, Footwear, Garments, Glass, Leather, Matches, Poultry, Salt, Shrimp, Soap, Steel Furniture, Textiles and Textiles (jute). They also use forced labour on children to produce dried fish.
• Cambodia - In this country children are used as workers to do the following: Alcoholic Beverages, Bricks, Manioc/Cassava, Fish, Meat, Rubber, Salt, Shrimp, Sugarcane, Textiles, Timber, and Tobacco.
• India - In this country children are used as workers to do the following: Bidis, Brassware, Carpets, Cotton, Fireworks, Footwear, Gems, Glass Bangles, Incense, Leather Good, Locks, Matches, Silk Fabrics, Silk Thread, Soccer Balls, and Sugarcane. Some products that are made by forced child labor are: Bricks, Cottonseed (hybrid), Embellished Textiles, Garments, Rice, Stones and Thread/Yarn.
• Indonesia - In this country children are used as workers to do the following: Fish, Footwear (sandals), Gold, Oil (palm), Rubber, Tin, and Tobacco.
• Maldives - As of 2016 this country's government made improvements to their laws to eliminate child labor. This country integrating a hotline for children who are suffering from the worst forms of child labor, it is called the National Victim Support Hotline. With these improvements
• Nepal - In this country children are forced to work to do the following: Bricks, Carpets, Embellished Textiles, and Stones.
• Pakistan - In this country children are used as workers to do the following: Glass Bangles and Surgical Instruments. There are also some products that are made by forced child labor: Brick, Carpets and Coal.
• Sri Lanka - In this country they have made laws and regulations to rid their country of child labor. They increased the compulsory age for schooling, it went from 14 to 16. But there were loopholes in the system. There were no regulations made for domestic work so children could work as a domestic worker from the ages 14 to 18. Which leaves them defenseless against offenders of sex trafficking.
• Thailand - In this country children are forced to work to do the following: Pornography and Sugarcane. They also have two products that force child labor: Garments and Shrimp.

These countries have come along way and in 2016 they made major advancements to try and eliminate child labor; by adding regulations and different laws. This worked for some countries but more work needs to be done. Even for Sri Lanka and Maldives, who now have decreased their level of child labor drastically, still have some flaws in the system that need to be worked on, but it is a start.

Child Labor

What is Child Labor?

Child Labor is defined as a child who is under 18 years old (this varies from country to country), who is working in an environment that can harm them physically and mentally. This includes possibly delaying or hurting they're physical and mental development. Child labor is also defined by a child missing school in order to work, or having an excessive amount of work before or after school, which could interfere with their studies or sleep, which will ultimately effect their health.

Types of Worst forms of Child Labor

• Slavery - When a person is owed by another person or persons and made to do everything they want with no control over anything. They are made to stay with the people who own them, as soon as the are purchased or capture they have to stay with that owner.
• Forced labor - When a child is forced against their will to work (Fight, Cook, Clean) often if they do not listen and do what they are told they are abused or exploited.
• Child Trafficking - This is when offenders will take child against their own will and will illegally move them to another area to, mostly, be sold for forced labor or sexual exploitation.

About the Organization

Child Workers in Asia (CWA) - is a small support group that developed in 1985. This small support group began working with a few NGOs, but in the last fifteen years it has grown from working with 5 organizations to now over 50 different organizations and groups. These groups and organizations work together to try and reduce child labor as much as possible in 14 different countries.

Other Organizations involved with CWA

CWA is partnered with many organizations and groups across the Asian continent but some of the first ones they partnered with in 1998 are:

• Regional Working Group on Child Labour (RWG-CL)
• Save the Children Sweden Regional Office for Southeast Asia
• World Vision International
• Asia Regional Office
• Pacific Regional Office
• World Vision Foundation of Thailand
• ILO-IPEC Sub Regional Office for Southeast Asia
• UNICEF East Asia