"Although some children work independently, the crux of the issue
involves various aspects of life surrounding them, in particular those
related to the households where they belong, predominantly the role of
their parents in their involvement and the predominantly where the households
conform. It is closely associated with the extended family system.
Consequently it is essential to approach any chile' labor policy beyond
those issues directly related to what problems the children themselves are
confronting in labor market. A huge requirement of resources together
with a multi-dimensional nature of the problem transparently make any
effort of mainstreaming the issue of child labor into other development
programs is perhaps the most efficient and effective way to tackle the
problem. They ore, among others. programs on paver-ry alleviation,
education and training. as well as health for all. with priority focusing on
the six worst forms of child labor, involving community leaders, and
educating parents on how valuable their children 's lives. Finally, helping
the informal network and the areas of origin often implies helping and
preventing the child labor.
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