CHILD LABOR IN UKRAINE

By: Harrisen, Emmy, Zach, and Sela

What Is Child Labor?

“Child labor, as defined by International Labour Organization (ILO) is work done by children under the age of 12; work by children under the age of 15 that prevents school attendance; and work by children under the age of 18 that is hazardous to their physical or mental health. Child labor is an economic activity or work that interferes with the completion of a child's education or that is harmful to children in any way.”

Child Labor in Ukraine

Child Labor in Ukraine Many children enter into

child labor because their family needs more money or their parent’s aren’t able to provide for them

Tetiana Kondratuik writes for a Ukrainian news paper that “Some of them are forced to work, even by their own parents, who say “What will you get out of school?” “Let the child work.” “Better he should work than be an idler.””

Child Labor in Ukraine Often times children

enter into illegal forms of work such as prostitution, selling drugs, and selling stolen goods

The Kiev news paper says that ““workers,” who are engaged in such illicit activities are deprived of all legal rights.”

Child Labor in Ukraine One of the main ways child labor is prevalent in Ukraine is that children

often times work alongside their parents in illegal coal mines The International Labour Organization Reports that there are more than

800 mines in operation that use child labor They say that these mines are some “of the most dangerous workplaces

in the modern world”

Interview with Dima, 15 year old Child Mine Laborer in Donbass, Ukraine

(What do you parents do?) “My mother doesn’t work. She has 2 small children. Father has left

us.” Along with his grandmother’s small pension, Dima’s work supports

5 people. (How much money do you bring to the family?) “All the money that I earn here.” (How much do you get in a month?) “Between 30 and 60 dollars.” Dima’s family is typical in this region where half of the legally-

operated mines have closed down. The loss of jobs and lowered wages has caused many families to turn to illegal small scale mines or “Kopankas” to survive. Coal is very near the surface in this region of Ukraine, so a kopanka can be started anywhere. From: http://www.ilo.int/global/about-the-ilo/press-and-media-centre/videos/video-news-releases/WCMS_067902/lang--en/index.htm

Organizations Working to Fight Child Labor Organizations helping this issue that are based in

Ukraine can really help make a difference in this huge problem that is child labor – since they are working directly with the victims in that country

We think that organizations could play a large role in changing and helping these victims

In our action plan, we would contact some of the organizations dealing with child slavery and more specifically the organizations working with this problem that are located and focused in Ukraine

Free The Children The Free the Children organization is a global organization that helps prevent child

labor – it provides helpful yet scary statistic on this leading issue This organization recognizes that many children around the world work and have jobs

but establishes the difference between work and forced labor – mainly with characteristics of abusive treatment and no access to education

They list types of child labor and how you can detect it – much of child labor can be hazardous, being very difficult and harmful to the kids physical development

Free the Children helps get kids out of child labor They think that the knowledge people have in social and political and ecological issues

of our time is the key foundation to positive change This organizations main focus is on education, they value education very highly

because when children are forced into child labor many things are taken from them – including any form of education

This organization talks about how important it is for other children to stand up and speak out for other children suffering with this issue

They say that sometimes individually, a child's voice can be unheard but when a group of brave children stand together and speak out they can be the most powerful impacters

This organization also has teamed up with various similar organizations – one including the International Labour Organization (ILO) to help fight this global issue

Free The Children OrganizationInternational Labour Organization

Confederation of Employers of Ukraine The organization International Program on the Elimination of Child

Labor (IPEC) is functioning in 88 different countries around the globe Ukraine was one of the first countries to authorize this organization,

by doing so, the government of Ukraine committed itself to doing whatever it would take to address the issue of child labor in their country

This is an organization that you can join to help stop child labor and different forms of human trafficking

Things that they have done (Confederation) 5,750 kids and prevent them from the WFCL Over 4,000 parents were provided with legal counseling Almost 1000 specialist were trained on how to combat child labor Research is still being done

CEU Organization

Child Labor Public Education Project This is an organization that is trying to end child labor all around

the globe Their main goal is to try and get children out of work and forced

labor and into schools Strong unions are a very important group of protection for children Promoting access to education - free education for all children

should be accessible, this is a fundamental way to end child labor Spreading of information and education plays a vital role in

stopping many illegal traffickers Filling suits against cooperation's for labor rights abuse Campaigning for institutions to adopt and enforce codes of

conduct

Continue to Learn Organization

International Labor Organization

The ILO is an international group that oversees international labor standards

It brings together representatives of governments, employers, and workers to create policies to promote fair work for all people

This organization has an office based right in the Ukraine and specifically works there to deal this this issue

ILO

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Our Action Plan

Make a change within Ukraine by educating the people that can make a difference

Try to work with organizations and people already combating the problem of child labor in Ukraine like the ones previously mentioned

Help the police forces to investigate people suspected of using illegal child labor

WAYS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF

CHILD LABOR

•Post awareness posters around the streets•Ads on TV and the radio•Websites dedicated to the problem

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Educate The People That Can Help People that can help

The PublicLawyersThe Ukrainian Government

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The Public

By educating the public and teaching them to recognize child labor when it is occurring the general public can become one of the most powerful combatants to child labor

They can donate to organizations that fight the problem of child labor

As well as reporting child labor if they do find that it is occuring

Lawyers

Lawyers and the judicial system can be the forefront in the fight against child labor if they are educated about the issue and decide to fight it

They can help to prosecute offenders of child labor laws as well as help to make better laws and regulations against the problem

The Ukrainian Government If the Government is educated that the

problem of child labor is something that they can help to fight then they can be pushed to make a change to help fight child labor as well as stop the causes of child labor

Stopping Child Labor

The government of Ukraine has the ability to help the problem of child labor by enforcing child labor laws and regulations better and looking out for child labor throughout the country

Stopping The Causes

The Ukrainian Government also has the ability to stop the causes of child labor by helping to better the economy and also helping to push more kids into school and education instead of underage work

By stopping the causes of Child Labor we can stop the problem

Investigation

Investigate major companiesCompanies that are making more money

then normal might be using slave labor.○ The free labor and low cost of feeding the

slaves might be a reason that the company is making more money then normal.

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