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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Independent Appeal: Breaking the cycle of abuse in Ecuador Andrew Gumbel, The Independent,
7 December 2007 [accessed 9 May 2011] Mothers prostitute themselves in full view of their children. Predatory relatives sexually molest children with the parents doing nothing to stop them. Husbands beat wives in front of children, who are themselves treated like slaves and also beaten. Every sort of child abuse is to be found in the one-room bamboo shacks of La Isla Trinitaria which are built directly over the filthy mangrove swamps at the mouth of the River Guayas. It is the worst urban slum in Ecuador. What they found in the most
benighted neighbourhood in ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF – www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ecuador.html [accessed 9 May 2011] The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms
of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/ecuador.htm [accessed 3 February 2011] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - In urban areas, children work in commerce and services as
messengers and domestics. Many urban
children under 12 years of age work in family-owned businesses in the
informal sector, including shining shoes, collecting and recycling garbage,
selling, and begging on the streets.
Recent primary school attendance statistics are not available for Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61726.htm [accessed 3 February 2011] CHILDREN - More than 20 NGOs promoted child
welfare. UNICEF and several private organizations were active in programs to
assist street children. The
children of the poor often experienced severe hardships, particularly in
urban areas. SECTION 6
WORKER RIGHTS – [d]
While the Ministry of Labor's Social Service Directorate monitored child
labor in businesses such as factories, enforcement in most sectors of the
economy remained limited. In urban areas, many children under age 15 worked
in family-owned businesses in the informal sector, shining shoes, collecting
and recycling garbage, or as street
peddlers. Other children were employed in commerce, messenger services,
domestic services, and begging. Children as young as five or six often sold
newspapers or candy on the street
to support themselves or to augment family income. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 3 June 2005 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/ecuador2005.html [accessed 3 February 2011] [59] The Committee acknowledges
the remarkable improvement made in the field of education, including the
forthcoming implementation of bilingual education. The Committee also takes
note of the system of measurement of academic achievements (APRENDO).
However, the Committee is concerned at the low public investment in
education, the poor equipment for schools, the limited access to educational
facilities for street children, and the regional disparities in the full
enjoyment of the right to education Independent Appeal: Breaking the cycle of abuse in Andrew Gumbel, The Independent,
7 December 2007 [accessed 9 May 2011] Mothers prostitute themselves in full
view of their children. Predatory relatives sexually molest children with the
parents doing nothing to stop them. Husbands beat wives in front of children,
who are themselves treated like slaves and also beaten. Every sort of child
abuse is to be found in the one-room bamboo shacks of La Isla
Trinitaria which are built directly over the filthy
mangrove swamps at the mouth of the River Guayas.
It is the worst urban slum in Ecuador. What they found in the most
benighted neighbourhood in Appendix II / Country Background - www.streetchildren.org.uk/reports/META%20part5.doc [Last access date unavailable] [scroll down]
Most street children are found in Country information: child-hood.com www.child-hood.com/index.php?id=710&type=6&type=6 [accessed 9 May 2011] COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF
CHILDREN IN TOURISM -
Investigations show that in 1999 every second child came from a family that was
not able to pay for food, housing, education, and medical care. As a
consequence, these children do not go to school, and 20.5% are forced to
start work at ages between 5 and 9 years and 53% between 10 and 14 years. In
a country that is struggling against underemployment and employment, often
the only opportunity to offer itself is prostitution. They then become
victims of exploitation by traffickers and sex tourists. Ecuadorian economic and social conditions Street Kids Salesian Project At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] A. IMPOVERISHMENT IN Conditions in the cities and their
surrounding belts of slums can be equally dramatic: entire neighborhoods of hovels, insufficient
or non-existent basic services, high rates of unemployment and
underemployment, the ejection of children into the streets, begging Tainted Harvest - Child Labor and Obstacles to Organizing
on Human Rights Watch, April 2002 www.hrw.org/reports/2002/ecuador/ecuad0402-01.htm#P234_12118 [accessed 3 February 2011] CHILD WORKERS - Fewer than 40 percent of these
children were still in school at age fourteen. When asked why they had left
school to work, most answered that they needed to provide money for their
parents to purchase food and clothing for their families, many of whom also relied on the nearby banana plantations for
their income. Though important for their families, the average income
contributed by the children with whom Human Rights Watch spoke was only U.S.
$3.50 for every day worked-roughly 64 percent of the average wage earned by
the adults interviewed by Human Rights Watch and 60 percent of the legal
minimum wage for banana workers. Taking research to the streets At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] Young children living and working
in the streets are an all-too-common sight in many other cities around the
world. But for ICA Housing helps street children
in Ecuador
[PDF] Dr. Claus Hachmann, www.ica.coop/activities/idc/2003-ica-housing-celebrates.pdf [accessed 9 May 2011] As a contribution to this year’s
ICA Co-operative Day and the UN International Day of Co-operatives, ICA
Housing is helping street children in www.saintgermain.org/quito.html [Last access date unavailable] Many wished to stay in the
streets, so they were taught to work at simple paying jobs--such as washing
cars and cleaning shoes--instead of begging. Phoenix Rising Project - Raising Street Children In
Ecuador With Love aishainternational.com/kids.htm At one time this article had been archived and may possibly
still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] The Phoenix Rising Project is a
self-sustaining, self-contained living community in The Street Children Telecentre project UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO, May 11 2001 www.unesco-ci.org/cgi-bin/portals/information-society/search.cgi?query=Ecuador [accessed 9 May 2011] The Street Children Telecentre project in Mid-project Progress Report - Exploring connectivity for
street kids José María González
B., Mid-project Progress Report, 2002-08-08 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] A cultural change is expected when
the computers are introduced in the communities involving street children and
youth. Major change identified is the
change from a verbal communication to a written one. Impact in the long run is unknown. This form of communication has partially
eliminated time, location and language barriers. The use of computers has encouraged them to
improve reading, writing and other language skills. Improvements in fine motility can be
detected. Foundation for street children, Conocota,
Near Quito, Ecuador Ryan B, beatniksaladabroad.blogspot.com/2005/05/beatniksalad-abroad.html [accessed 9 May 2011] [scroll down to July 18, 2004] The children get up at four in the
morning on a school day, and each has a task to do. This might involve
feeding the rabbits, of which there are 100 - these are used for food, and
the children slaughter them themselves. Then there’s the ducks, which are for
eggs, and the garden, where food is grown for both the children and the
animals. There are chickens too, but ducks are better because they get sick
less easily. Their eggs taste the same, it turns out. Street Children Assistance World Endeavors www.worldendeavors.com/Ecuador/_progtype/street-children-assistance-in-ecuador.html [accessed 9 May 2011] Children who roam the streets of The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/ecuador.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Who we help in Ecuador International Children's Trust, 31/01/2005 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] Not only are these children
exposed to violence, sexual abuse, drugs, prostitution and crime, they are
also deprived of their basic right to an education and to a dignified and
secure childhood. All material used herein
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