Child labor

Child Labor

Child labor is when kids or children do not have the opportunity to go school and get an education because they have to work long hours at a very young age. Child labor isn't good for children health because they work in dangerous places and hazardous conditions where the kids could get physically ill and unwell. The places where these kids work is unsafe because they do not have the correct protection to keep them safe during these hours.

These kids could get a serious illness, for example when they breathe in the toxic chemicals it could affect their breathing and the way they live. As they get older their breathing could get worse as they breathe this toxic air daily and it could give them cancer or lung problems. There was also a video we watched where a girl from Cambodia worked in a brick factory and it was unsafe because she wore no shoes and if one of those heavy bricks fell on her leg she would've been really hurt. They will also miss out on education and will not have the opportunities to get better jobs.

The reason why kids are forced or have no choice to work at a very young age is because their families really need the support and the money so they can have a roof over their heads and food provided for them to eat. Some families don't have enough resources or cant afford much to give so kids are forced to raise money. Some kids miss out on opportunities to go to school because working is the only way they could gain money.

To me I think child labor is not a very good thing because a lot of bright kids are missing out on wonderful opportunities because work is getting in the way. I also think it is unsafe for kids to work in these conditions and should not have to go through these things or experience these things at a young age.

Human Rights

Human Rights is a document that states basic human rights that everyone should have. It was created in 1948 after the World War ll. It was created to bring peace throughout all the lands and to keep people safe. It was also created so people can have their freedom and equality no matter what ethnicity they are. One of the basic human rights for children are that they must have an education, food/water and a home to keep safe.

In some countries, like New Zealand honor these Human Rights and have freedom. But other countries like Cambodia violate these Human Rights. Some kids in Cambodia don’t have the right to have an education and to be safe in their own homes. Some kids suffer from working so they can provide for their families.

There are many reasons why some countries don’t have Human Rights for example some governments don’t have enough money or enough resources to support the people. But some countries assist of making sure they get rights like having enough food to eat. In Cambodia when your family is struggling it is compulsory for some kids to work because lack of money or support. Sadly some homeless people in some countries such as the US don't have the opportunity to get support from the Government because they don’t have an address or a home for income support. But some homeless people choose to make the wrong choices by spending their money on things they don’t need like weed or alcohol.

I think that people who live in NZ should appreciate the rights that we get because not many countries have the opportunity to live the life that we have been given. NZ have many opportunities such as going to school for a better education and to have a safe home where we get to spend times with our families. NZ is also a lucky country because even if you are homeless you get the right to have a bed to sleep on and shelter to keep warm in all thanks you income support.

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