Indonesia To Abolish Child Labor By 2022
Josephine Roque - All Headline News Staff Writer Jakarta, Indonesia (AHN) - The Indonesian government aims to abolish rampant child labor by 2022. There are roughly 2.85 million children working under 18 which amounts to about 1.3 percent of the country's entire population of 220 million. The children function as laborers in the oil, shoe, fishing and restaurant and hotel service sectors. Marudin Simanihuruk, a top Labor Ministry official described the problem as "acute." He tells the AP that many Indonesian parents are forced to send their children to work to supplement the family income. Simanihuruk adds, "The aim is to eliminate child workers and achieve normal conditions where children are able to play, rest and learn." A public awareness campaign will be launched to "create understanding" with education to be provided for qualified parents so that they will be able to replace their children. Simanihuruk said that companies who persist to violate labor laws will be shut down.
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