The+Republic+Of+Kenya's+Position+Paper+(1st+Draft)

By Marcos Alberca

Committee: International Labour Organization Topic: Child labour Country: The Republic of Kenya

The Republic of Kenya have 29.549.000 of habitants, 15.127.000 are under 18, and around 3 million under-aged suffer Child Labour, a lot work in a harzadous conditions, and the majority of them work in agriculture. They work because of their poor families, they has to work and maintain with a very small amount of money.

In Africa, its more common Child labour than in other more developed continents, a lot of them work with the families, but also there are more types of Child labour as: slaves, until 1980, slavery were not officially outlawed, although a lot of Africans continued serving; child trafficking, were some minors are trafficked for secual purposes ; Child prostitution and pornography Its common in many parts of Kenya, such as in big towns, founded with the age from around 8 years old are prostituted;Crimes by Children as thieves,drug trafficants, assault,etc. at least 50.000 children in the streets; Soldier children, guardians recruits people that had to apparent the age of eighteen, this is due to the law stablished in 2001 that say that no child shall take part in hostilities or be recruited in armed conflicts; Domestic child servants exist in kenya, a lot of minors work for private homes, girls-servants of that homes, some girls were sexual abused by their "owners". Over ten thousand minors benefited by the income from IGAs with schools uniforms, books, pens, and others. another seven thousand have been supported by ANPPCAN to access education at primary level.

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