As we told you a few days ago, World Day Against Child Labor 2011 has been celebrated, which emphasizes the need to eradicate this form of exploitation.
The International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has published a technical report on child labor and education, based on studies in 34 countries in all regions of the world.
By analyzing how child labor affects the main school indicators, the ILO conclusions reinforce the conviction that combating child labor is a means to achieve the goals set by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The report highlights that:
Child labor generates a decrease in enrollment in primary school and negatively affects literacy rates among young people.
There is clear evidence that when the children work and go to schoolAs work hours increase, school attendance decreases.
High levels of child labor are associated with lower results in the Education Development Index, which measures the performance of universal primary education, adult literacy, the quality of education and gender equality of a country (takes data from 127 countries of the world).
There is an important relationship between the level of economic activity of children and the repetition rates of primary school. Grade repetition often leads to children dropping out of school.
Children rural workers They tend to be among the most disadvantaged. Girls often have a double workload inside and outside the home, which endangers their schooling.
The level of secondary education is only 46 percent for boys and 43 percent for girls, and in South Africa in the Sahara, only one in five children attend high school.
The fight against child labor It is a step towards achieving education for all, extending and improving the comprehensive protection and education of children, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, such as those suffering from labor exploitation.
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