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Prevalence, Abuse & Exploitation of Street Children Republic of Kiribati [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] Kiribati
[map], consists of 33 scattered coral atolls with few natural
resources. Located in the Pacific Ocean
near the equator, it includes 8 of the 11 Line Islands, including Kiritimati (formerly Christmas Island), as well as the
Gilbert and Phoenix groups and Banaba (formerly
Ocean Island). Its capital is
Tarawa. Commercially viable phosphate
deposits were exhausted at the time of independence from the UK in 1979, with
copra and fish now representing the bulk of production and exports. Economic development is constrained by a
shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from
international markets. |
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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs [PDF] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Statistics on the number of working children under the age of 15 in
Kiribati are not available. However, some school-aged children are reported
to be out of school for reasons that are undocumented. Education is free and compulsory
for children ages 6 to 14. Basic education includes primary school for grades
one through six, and Junior Secondary School for three additional grade
levels. Recent primary school attendance statistics are not available for
Kiribati. School quality and access to primary education are still
challenges, particularly in the outer islands. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2006 CHILDREN - Within its limited financial
resources, the government made adequate expenditures for child welfare.
Primary education is compulsory, free, and universal for children between the
ages of six and 14 years. In practice the government did not enforce primary
school attendance. According to the Department of Statistics, 93.5 percent of
all school-age children attended primary school. Boys and girls had similar
attendance rates. The approximately 40 percent of primary school graduates
who pass a national examination qualify for three additional years of
subsidized junior secondary and four years of subsidized senior secondary
education; a small fee was charged to other students who wished to
matriculate at these levels. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2006 [62] The Committee is concerned at
reports that a number of children are selling goods in the street and are
homeless. In view of the economic difficulties faced in Kiribati, the
Committee is concerned that there is no systematic, comprehensive strategy to
provide these children with adequate assistance. |
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