世界节假日博览 第111期:世界无童工日

One of the world’s most serious problems is the use of child labour. June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour. All around the world people will take part in activities to raise awareness of the damage child labour does to children, families and societies. The day is also one on which the world promotes the human rights of children. The United Nations set out in its Millennium Development Goals a number of targets to help prevent child labour. By 2015, it hopes all children complete their primary education and that there is equality in education. To do this, governments must take steps to reduce poverty and provide enough jobs for adults. These are the two main reasons why we have child labour today.
童工是全球重要问题之一。每年的6月12日为世界无童工日。各界人士开展主题活动，提高童工对儿童、家庭以及社会危害意识。通过无童工日，宣扬儿童人权保障。在联合国千年发展目标中，为解决童工问题设定了诸多目标。到2015年之前，完成对儿童的小学教育目标，从而促进儿童教育平等。为实现这一目标，政府必须采取措施减少贫困，增加成人就业率。童工现象原因有二。


There are over 250 million children worldwide who work in some kind of labour. Eighty percent of these, around 200 million, work in dangerous and hazardous conditions. A senior UNICEF spokesperson on child protection said: “Child labour is a widespread phenomenon all over the world. When that work stands between a child and his or her chances for education, or affects his or her health, then we consider this a violation of the rights of children.” There are many terrible forms of child labour. These include working in dangerous mines deep below the ground and being a slave in the sex industry. Many children are sold by their parents to raise money. Many more are beaten and abused by cruel employers, or sold by child traffickers.
全球有2.5亿童工。约2亿（80%）儿童的工作条件极其危险。“儿童基金会”儿童保护高官表示：“童工是全球性问题。童工阻碍了儿童受教育，儿童健康随即受到影响，那么我们认为这侵犯了儿童权力。”许多工作形式及其糟糕。包括井下开矿以及刑奴。许多儿童被父母贱卖挣钱。许多儿童遭受雇主毒打虐待，或被人贩售卖。