27 June 1995
My answer lies in the second sentence of my mesage. Namely, we
are talking workers' rights in less developed countries, where adult
workers are unable to gain their just right legally and if they gain
legally, they are unable to implement them in practice. "De facto"
situation is much different than "de jure." When it is difficult for
adults, it is much more difficult for child workers, who cannot defend
their rights as efficient and skilfully as adults.
I am asked for a solution to a difficult question.There isn't one
that can be implemented, because of the collusion between the employers
and the governments. Frequently they are the same people.Child labor is
inhuman whether it is legal or not. A chile in the field or in factory is
a child whose education is denied. Educationally deprived child is a
child lost. This vicious cycle of child exploitation must end so that
they can't be exploited when they become adult. There must be a law
(enforceable law) against child labor (anyone less than 14, 15, or 16
years old), and compulsory public education with government subsidy. If
you can implement this, you will immensely improve children's future
economic lot.
In struggle,
Fikret Ceyhun
Economics Dept.
Univ. of North Dakota
On Mon, 26 Jun 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Fikret Ceyhun says:
>
> The argument to legalize child labor with all the rights that their adult
> counterparts have will not end the child exploitation, but will further
> it.
> ___________
> How?
> ___________
> In a world that adult laborers are unable to defend and protect
> their just rights against business, how can we expect that from the
> children? Are we utopian or realist?
> _________
> But they have been defending and protecting it much better than the children
> have been. What would be your realist solution?
>
> Cheers, ajit sinha
>
