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Essay / Child Labor Essay - 1142
While working in these horrible situations, children face many risks. Child labor puts children at risk of hearing loss, high chemical absorption rates, and also damage to organs and muscle tissues. Studies show that “a quarter of economically active children suffer injuries or illnesses while working, according to an International Labor Organization survey of 26 countries. Every year, up to 2.7 million years of healthy life are lost to child labor, particularly in agriculture. Many industries that employ large numbers of young workers in the United States have higher than average injury rates for workers of all ages, such as grocery stores, hospitals, nursing homes, and agriculture. (Baland, J. and Robinson, J (2000). These children are surrounded by many diseases and poisonings. Hilson (2010) stated: “Pesticide poisoning is one of the greatest causes of death among children. working children. In Sri Lanka, pesticides kill more children than diphtheria, malaria, polio and tetanus combined. The global death toll from pesticides is thought to be around 40,000. (2010). Children are not in perfect conditions. These factories are not disinfected and children are also sick in their workplace. long term.