Indonesian children[/caption]Carol Forsloff----The Department of Labor has presented its annual Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor as part of an effort to eliminate the worst types of child labor abuse through policies and programs designed to educate as well as provide the mechanisms for enforcement of laws that prohibit certain types of child labor and the conditions of it, as experts look at making the world a better place for children.
To do this, the study looked at regions of the world as well as individual countries as well as country-specific ideas for reform.
Indonesia is an example of a region that has made significant advancement in eliminating abusive child labor practices. The Government ratified two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, increased funding for services that helps children leave hazardous child labor areas, and approved a program specifically for child domestic workers. At the same time it has expanded social programs and has established educational scholarships for poor children, and strengthened governmental programs at the local level.
But the country still has considerable work to do in eliminating child labor abuses, as children continue to be involved in dangerous activities in agriculture and domestic work.
By contrast Samoa has made no advancement in child protection in the workplace in 2012, according to the research findings. Children over the age of 15 can perform any kind of work and have no protections against being involved in hazardous labor conditions, some of which is considered to be in the worst situations, especially in agriculture and domestic service. Furthermore, the government has not caught up with other countries in advancing the welfare of children, as primary education is not free by law.
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