Republic+of+Bulgaria´s+Position+paper+(1st+draft)

By Yaiza Moreno

Committe: International Labour Organization Topic: Child Labour Country: The Republic of Bulgaria

Child labour is common un somme parts of the in some parts of the world, it can be in factory work, mining, agriculture etc. And this hard jobs are made by children of 5-14, with a minimal pay. Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labor. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organization and is illegal in many countries. Child labor was utilized to varying extents through most of history, but entered public dispute with the advent of universal shooling, with changes in working conditions during the industrial revolution, and with the emergence of the concepts of workers' and Children´s right.

In the republic of Bulgaria, the children work in household and family farm, Underage employment in the informal and agricultural sectors is believed to be increasing as collective farms are broken up and the private sector continues to grow.The child labour in Bulgaria are increased in certain industries.

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The Labor Code sets the minimum age for employment at 16 years. Exceptions in the Labor Code provide that children ages 13 to 16 years may engage in light work and perform certain jobs approved by the government. Children younger than 16 years must undergo a medical examination and have government approval in order to work.Children under 18 are required to work reduced hours and are prohibited from hazardous, overtime, and night work. In Bulgaria the childrens of 5 to 18 only can work in house, farms, restaurants.

The national survey found that child labour is mainly concentrated in sector suchs as trade and services( 56.2%), agriculture (16.9%), transport and communications ( 7%) and industry (3.3%). Other sector of economic ectivity account for 16.7 % of child labour. About 9.4% of households have family-owned businesses, of which more than half - representing 57.6 % of these businesses- employ children. Children who work as unpaid worker in fanily businessesare found mainly in the trade, services and tourism sectors.  My country is a developed country and for this reason there is not much Child labour than in others countrys like China, Malasia etc. The education in Bulgaria in pree-school its depend of the babies thar born in each year. In the primary school, 70% of the childrens study in the year 2000-2001.

Organized crime gangs use childre in prostitution and drug distribution. The amendments to the Penal Code provides for penalties for those responsible for the illegal employment of children. The ILO estimates that 14% of children between 5 and 7 work. Applications for employment of children has increased by almost 50%. The working hours of children often exceed the maximum of 8 hours stipulated in the Labor Code, and the children are not paid overtime. Children in detention are hired to perform agriculturall labor.

Some quotes from leaders are: //"Small hands can handle a pen better. Lend your support to abolish child labor" Rita Rudner// //"World revolves around the children. Children´s future revolve around education. Stop Child Labour" Jhonny deep.//

//I// think that this issue can solve:
 * Try to educate the parents about the importance of child´s in Bulgaria.
 * By giving a job to the parents and try to provide education to their childrens.
 * Once the children´s are educated the whole problem of the child labour may get eliminated.
 * Some amount that is collected in the form of tax by government can be used for the education and given fot family support.

The country´s recomendations to comitte are that, educating children about the world of work, preventing the explotation of children and youth in the labor market, omproving the health and education opportunities for the children of the migrant farmworkers, increasing public awareness of the work done day- in and day-out on behalf of the nation´s children.

I´m going to finish my project with my opinion of the child Labour. I think that this couldn´t happened in any country because the childrens didn´t need to work,the only thing children have to do is play, learn, live without war and learned to love, but this is impossible, so y think that to solve more or less this problem is that tha people that lived in developed countries help to the countrys that had problems, etc.

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