be allowed to work with hazardous chemicals. When discussing improvement of work methods and ergonomic conditions, the manual highlights that children under 18 are not allowed to lift/carry heavy weights and advises referral to the regulations on hazardous work of children.
El Salvador has been able to mark significant progress in eliminating hazardous work of children in the sugar cane industry. Harvesting cane is dangerous because workers use sharp machetes to cut the cane, fires are set to clear the fields, and workers end up having to haul heavy loads for long hours in the hot sun, breathing air that is thick with smoke. The Sugarcane Producers Association signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of El Salvador to eradicate child labour in the sugar cane industry in 2002. Through a strategy that included raising awareness, improving educational services and skills training, and organizing community-based monitoring mechanisms, it was able to reduce the number of child labourers in sugar cane production from 12,380 children in 2004 to 1,559 children in 2009.
The international markets have been strengthening the resolve of the sugar producers in El Salvador as well as in other sugar-producing countries, such as the Philippines. These provided external motivation in the form of a major export market and a major international buyer, creating unique opportunities and commitments at high levels to address problems. Several factors contributed to this success: enforcement of provisions in the regional trade agreement (CAFTA), growing commitment from the business sector, increased pressure from foreign opinion regarding the use of hazardous work of children, changes in political will, and the Sugarcane Producers Association’s adoption of a clearer code of conduct.
Leadership by trade unions
Some trade unions organize young workers, giving a voice to those who have had none. Other unions, with lesser incidence of child labour in their sectors, campaign differently, but all are committed to the elimination of child labour as a fundamental principle.
All too often, current production systems are organized in such a way that workers are expected to absorb pressures for higher productivity by accepting less protection and more job insecurity, often risking their health and lives for a wage. Acting collectively to combat this through trade unions is a first step towards a safer workplace for both younger and older workers. The big challenge is the vibrant but murky world of the informal economy, which is unregulated, not inspected, and where laws may not apply. Trade unions have begun organizing workers in the informal economy while at the same time campaigning for all fundamental rights at work, including the elimination of child labour, just as they did in the early days of the trade union movement in Europe. The issue of hazardous child labour may, in fact, be an entry point for union organizing and improvements in working conditions
be allowed to work with hazardous chemicals. When discussing improvement of work methods and ergonomic conditions, the manual highlights that children under 18 are not allowed to lift/carry heavy weights and advises referral to the regulations on hazardous work of children.
El Salvador has been able to mark significant progress in eliminating hazardous work of children in the sugar cane industry. Harvesting cane is dangerous because workers use sharp machetes to cut the cane, fires are set to clear the fields, and workers end up having to haul heavy loads for long hours in the hot sun, breathing air that is thick with smoke. The Sugarcane Producers Association signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of El Salvador to eradicate child labour in the sugar cane industry in 2002. Through a strategy that included raising awareness, improving educational services and skills training, and organizing community-based monitoring mechanisms, it was able to reduce the number of child labourers in sugar cane production from 12,380 children in 2004 to 1,559 children in 2009.
The international markets have been strengthening the resolve of the sugar producers in El Salvador as well as in other sugar-producing countries, such as the Philippines. These provided external motivation in the form of a major export market and a major international buyer, creating unique opportunities and commitments at high levels to address problems. Several factors contributed to this success: enforcement of provisions in the regional trade agreement (CAFTA), growing commitment from the business sector, increased pressure from foreign opinion regarding the use of hazardous work of children, changes in political will, and the Sugarcane Producers Association’s adoption of a clearer code of conduct.
Leadership by trade unions
Some trade unions organize young workers, giving a voice to those who have had none. Other unions, with lesser incidence of child labour in their sectors, campaign differently, but all are committed to the elimination of child labour as a fundamental principle.
All too often, current production systems are organized in such a way that workers are expected to absorb pressures for higher productivity by accepting less protection and more job insecurity, often risking their health and lives for a wage. Acting collectively to combat this through trade unions is a first step towards a safer workplace for both younger and older workers. The big challenge is the vibrant but murky world of the informal economy, which is unregulated, not inspected, and where laws may not apply. Trade unions have begun organizing workers in the informal economy while at the same time campaigning for all fundamental rights at work, including the elimination of child labour, just as they did in the early days of the trade union movement in Europe. The issue of hazardous child labour may, in fact, be an entry point for union organizing and improvements in working conditions
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