HREQ 1800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Greater Toronto Area, Child Poverty, Social Protection Floor

• School: York University
• Department: Human Rights and Equity Studies
• Course: HREQ 1800
• Professor: Professor L.Visano

Document Summary

Yet 215 million are in child labour as a matter of survival. A world without child labour is possible with the right priorities and policies: quality education, opportunities for young people, decent work for parents, a basic social protection floor for all. Driven by conscience, let"s muster the courage and conviction to act in solidarity and ensure every child"s right to his or her childhood. It brings rewards for all. juan somavia, ilo director- It is work that children should not be doing because they are too young to work, or if they are old enough to work because it is dangerous or otherwise unsuitable for them. Not all work done by children should be classified as child labour that is to be targeted for elimination. Within this protected realm of childhood, ilo convention no. 138 marks out minimum ages for different types of employment: age 15 for ordinary work; age 18 for hazardous work; age 13 for light work.