Miscellaneous

How many children are forced to work in Vietnam?

How many children are forced to work in Vietnam?

Over 1.75 million Vietnamese children, 9.6 percent of the population of people under 18 in the country, are laborers. Child Labor in Vietnam consists of children who are forced to work long hours, normally with little to no pay, in crowded factories or on agricultural farms.

Where does child labor take place in Vietnam?

Child Labor in Vietnam Over 1.75 million Vietnamese children, 9.6 percent of the population of people under 18 in the country, are laborers. Child Labor in Vietnam consists of children who are forced to work long hours, normally with little to no pay, in crowded factories or on agricultural farms.

What kind of jobs are there for children in Vietnam?

The actual number could be much larger as children employed as domestic servants, restaurant assistants or children working on the streets as beggars, shoes shiners or newspaper and lottery sellers were not covered in the report.

How many children in the world are working?

The ILO’s Statistical Information and Monitoring Program on Child Labor recently estimated that 211 million children, or 18 % of children aged 5-14, are economically active worldwide. 60% of these working children live in Asia, and 23% live in sub-Saharan Africa. Most economically active children are employed in agriculture.

How is child labor a problem in Vietnam?

Child Labor in Vietnam. Over 1.75 million Vietnamese children, 9.6 percent of the population of people under 18 in the country, are laborers. Child Labor in Vietnam consists of children who are forced to work long hours, normally with little to no pay, in crowded factories or on agricultural farms.

How many children are working in child labor?

Child Labor. The International Labour Organisation states in its latest World Report on Child Labour (2013) that there are around 265 million working children in the world—almost 17 per cent of the worldwide child population.

Where do Vietnamese children go to work in the UK?

As The Guardian said, one of the major destinations for traffickers who send Vietnamese children abroad to work is Britain, where over 3000 children are sent to work on cannabis farms, in nail bars, garment factories, brothels or in domestic labor.

How is child work different in Vietnam and Pakistan?

As we can see, Vietnam and Pakistan have similar incidence of child work (about 12% of children work at least one hour), but working hours are radically different (in Pakistan working children spend more than twice as much time working). In the majority of countries boys are more likely than girls to be engaged in economic activity.