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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Child Labor UNICEF At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 12 June 2011] UNICEF'S WORK - There are also
children who don’t get to go to school and who do very dangerous work.
Souk is an 8-year-old boy who lives in the People’s Republic of Laos in
Southeast Asia. Every night, Souk sleeps on the dusty ground between rows of
parked buses. For over two years, the bus station, behind a busy market, has
been home to Souk, his mother and his sisters Chane,
who is 4-years-old, and Noi, who is two-and-a-half.
During the day, Souk and his sisters go to the city’s main square to beg for
money and food. Why is begging a dangerous job? Because there are no adults
around to look after the children, and the children often work near busy
streets. They are also at risk for sexual exploitation, abuse, and
kidnapping. ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF
– www.unicef.org/infobycountry/laopdr.html [accessed 12 June 2011] Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61614.htm [accessed 17 February 2011] CHILDREN
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Although the government has made children's education and health care a
priority in its economic planning, funding for children's basic health and
educational needs was inadequate, and the country had a very high rate of
infant and child mortality. Education is free and compulsory through the
fifth grade; however, high fees for books and supplies and a general shortage
of teachers in rural areas prevented many children from attending school.
According to government statistics, 80 percent of primary school‑age
children, 50 percent of junior high school‑age children, and
approximately 25 percent of high school‑age children were enrolled in
school; however, the UN Development Program estimated that almost 40 percent
of children did not attend school at all and only 10 percent entered
secondary school. SECTION
6 WORKER RIGHTS
– [e] There were a number of illegal immigrants in the country, particularly
from UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=79495 [accessed 12 June 2011] In one of the first
projects of its kind, Friends International started up Mak
Phet restaurant to provide vocational training for
former street children, with the support of the Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare, in Information about Street Children – Lao
P.D.R.
[DOC] This report is taken from “A Civil Society
Forum for East and South East Asia on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of
Street Children”, 12-14 March 2003, At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 12 June 2011] A strong culture of
parental respect and support means that children sometimes move to the
streets trying to find money or work at the behest of their parents. Urban Social Issues, Church World Service CWS, 1/16/2008 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 12 June 2011] When Child Labor UNICEF At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 12 June 2011] UNICEF'S WORK - There are also
children who don’t get to go to school and who do very dangerous work.
Souk is an 8-year-old boy who lives in the People’s Republic of Laos in
Southeast Asia. Every night, Souk sleeps on the dusty ground between rows of
parked buses. For over two years, the bus station, behind a busy market, has
been home to Souk, his mother and his sisters Chane,
who is 4-years-old, and Noi, who is two-and-a-half.
During the day, Souk and his sisters go to the city’s main square to beg for
money and food. Why is begging a dangerous job? Because there are no adults
around to look after the children, and the children often work near busy
streets. They are also at risk for sexual exploitation, abuse, and
kidnapping. All
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