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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Information about Street Children - Jordan [DOC] This report is taken from “A Civil Society Forum for North
Africa and the Middle East on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Street
Children”, 3-6 March 2004, At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 5 June 2011] Factors pushing children onto the
streets: These include exposure to sexual abuse and/or physical violence,
school dropout or inadequate attendance, enculturation into street gangs as a
kind of surrogate family, substance abuse (especially glue and organic
solvents), working (to support other family members), dysfunctional or broken
families, conflict with the law, and rejection by communities. ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF –
Jordan www.unicef.org/infobycountry/jordan.html [accessed 5 June 2011] The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms
of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/jordan.htm [accessed 16 February 2011] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Child vendors on the streets of CURRENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - The IRC continues to conduct research on child labor and
is also implementing a program for street children in Irbid
with support from the Swiss government.
In May 2004, the National Council for Family Affairs in collaboration
with the World Bank, concluded a study of disadvantaged children in Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61691.htm [accessed 16 February 2011] CHILDREN - The
government attempted to safeguard some other children's rights, especially
regarding child labor. Although the law prohibits most children under the age
of 16 from working, child vendors worked on the streets of SECTION 6
WORKER RIGHTS – [d]
The MOL's Child Labor Unit received, investigated, and addressed child labor complaints
(although it has no formal mechanism for doing so) and coordinated government
action regarding child labor. Anecdotal evidence suggested that child labor,
especially of street vendors, was more prevalent during the year than it was
10 years ago. Despite the difficulty in accurately measuring the extent of
child labor, child labor is particularly noticed in big cities, where
children work in mechanical workshops or as peddlers at traffic lights. A
2001 official study estimated that 38 thousand children were working. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) [DOC] UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, September 29,
2006 [accessed 16 February 2011] [90] The Committee is encouraged by the State party’s
efforts to address the issue of children working and/or living on the
streets, including the amendment of the Juveniles Act (Law No. 52 of 2002)
which introduced a new definition of child beggars as children in need of
protection and care. The Committee notes with concern that due to
insufficient information and statistics about street children the number of
children working in the streets can only be estimated. The lack of a
systematic and comprehensive strategy to address the situation and protect
these children is also of concern to the Committee. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2 June 2000 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/jordan2000.html [accessed 28 February 2011] [51] The
Committee is concerned about large numbers of children living and/or working
on the streets, particularly in urban centers such as Amman, Zarqa and Irbid, who are
amongst the most marginalized groups of children in Jordan. Noting that
begging is an offence, the Committee is concerned that children who are
picked up for this crime risk court proceedings, or placement in detention or
orphanages. Information about Street Children - Jordan [DOC] This report is taken from “A Civil Society Forum for North
Africa and the Middle East on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Street
Children”, 3-6 March 2004, At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 5 June 2011] Factors pushing children onto the streets:
These include exposure to sexual abuse and/or physical violence, school
dropout or inadequate attendance, enculturation into street gangs as a kind
of surrogate family, substance abuse (especially glue and organic solvents),
working (to support other family members), dysfunctional or broken families,
conflict with the law, and rejection by communities. Regional Experts Continue Discussions On Child Labor At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 5 June 2011] When working boys and girls are
sexually assaulted, bullied by their peers and treated as social rejects,
their road to recovery and social reintegration, even under the hands of
professionals, is no easy task.
Rape of new boys on
the street may take place as a kind of initiation to the streets by other
street boys and may continue to occur as long as a boy is vulnerable and
unable to protect himself. Around 27%
of the surveyed children working in Irbid admitted
to have been sexually harassed by some of the older boys in their workplace. Overview of Adolescent Life - A
Changing World UN Population Fund UNFPA, State of www.unfpa.org/swp/2003/english/ch1/page4.htm [Last access date unavailable] CHANGING FAMILIES AND LIVING
CONDITIONS - Many
young people are living without one or both of their parents, and may not be
able to rely on their families for support.
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