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Prevalence, Abuse & Exploitation of Street Children The Oriental
Republic of Uruguay [map] is the second smallest country in South America, and extends
from its short Atlantic coastline along the north bank of the Río de la Plata to the |
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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - The majority of child work occurs in the informal sector, where
children work in agriculture, street vending, garbage collection, and
begging. CURRENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - In addition, INAU maintains shelters for at-risk
children, operates a confidential hotline for child victims of domestic
abuse, and cooperates with an NGO to provide food vouchers to parents of
street children who are sent to school. INAU also offers various services for
adolescents, such as work training and safety programs, and educational and
placement services. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 SECTION 6
WORKER RIGHTS – [d]
The law protects children against exploitation in the workplace, including a
prohibition of forced or compulsory labor, and the Ministry of Labor and
Social Security is responsible for enforcing it. Enforcement was difficult
due to a lack of resources and because most child labor was in the informal
sector (which accounted for 40 percent of total employment in the country).
Some children worked as street
vendors in the expanding informal sector or in agricultural activities, areas
that generally were regulated less strictly and where pay was lower than in
the formal sector. A program by INAU and an NGO
continued to provide food vouchers of $58 (1,360 pesos) per month to parents
who take their children off the streets
and send them to school. This amount approximated what a child might earn
working on the street, and the
program was considered successful. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 1996 [7] The Committee, while
recognizing the efforts undertaken by the authorities in the collection of
data, is concerned at the insufficient measures adopted to collect
disaggregated data on the situation of all children, particularly those
belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, including black children,
disabled children, street children, children placed in institutions,
including institutions of a penal nature, ill-treated and abused children or
children from economically disadvantaged groups, which constitutes a major
obstacle to the effective and full implementation of the provisions of the
Convention. i. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT - Many street children have not responded
successfully to all attempts to reintegrate them into the traditional
education system. For these children, the streets are their main space of
socialization. Their families have often lost the ability to nurture, educate
and protect. Those in especially severe economic difficulties cannot or will
not give to education the attention needed or understand the fundamental
importance it deserves as it is not considered a valuable asset. As a
consequence many of the children have not learned to read and write and most
knowledge acquired in their socialization process in the street environment
does not allow them to succeed in schools where traditional teaching
methodologies are used. Therefore an alternative approach to educating street
children is needed. The project will provide it through a close and personal
support to each child, allowing children to reach appropriate educational
levels to succeed in the system, thereby providing them with better chances.
The methodology will include workshops managed by qualified and experienced
educators, the use of games, as well as necessary support to ensure physical
and mental development. Street Children - Montevideo Uruguay Ricardo’s scarred hands are always
busy – wiping the faces of smaller children, opening doors for others,
picking up dropped items and returning them. He is desperately trying to give
to others that which he has never had on Address
by Uruguay Vice President at General Assembly On Children, May 2002 Since its rankings began in 1990,
the UN/UNDP Human Development Index has placed More and More Children
Help Support Their Families In the morning the boys attend
school (classes are held in two shifts in Ashoka Fellow Profile - Mora Ines Podestá Baratta Mora's "street mentor
network" is perhaps her most innovative invention. She identifies adults
who frequently come into contact with street children because of their daily
routines–shop owners, street vendors, mail carriers, delivery persons or
waiters. She trains them and helps them to develop supportive and mentoring
relationships with identified street children. Mora teaches her mentors how
to help the street children and familiarizes them with the resources
available. Caring for Orphans & Vulnerable Children ASSISTING
STREET CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES − URUGUAY - The country of Uruguay, one of the smallest countries in South
America, has a population of just over three million. Approximately half of
the population lives within the boundaries of the capital city, Montevideo.
Montevideo is plagued with increasing poverty and a rising number of street
children. Due to extreme poverty, many of the children in Uruguay cannot go
to school and instead turn to the streets where they are exposed to sexually
transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS. All material used herein
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