GAPS
IN CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION
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GAPS
IN CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION
Challenges Associated with Families
Apart from the complications of placing the child back in school , the family ’ s unwillingness to cooperate is another major challenge for successful remediation . The significant differences between China and other countries in terms of families ’ involvement indicate not only the different situations auditors and factories / brands deal with , but it can also shed light on the root causes of child labor in different countries . Most of the auditors from China that we talked to know that many of the children come from dysfunctional families . In such cases , children receive very little support from their parents , which makes communicating with the families much more difficult . As shown in Figure 17 , while facilitating the communication with the child ’ s family is the most significant challenge for securing remediation in China , the financial obstacles seems to be a more important issue in other countries , where poverty is more likely to be the root cause of child labor .
Figure 17 :
Common challenges to securing family cooperation in child labor remediation
70 60
75 % 75 %
Others
China
50 40 30 |
45 % |
38 % |
|
38 % |
20 10 |
65 % |
63 % 57 % 56 % |
37 % |
0 |
Factory fails to facilitate the communication with the child ’ s family |
No contact information |
Family cannot afford to send the child back to school |
Family needs child ’ s income |
Remediation program pays less than child ’ s wages |
17 Best Response : Auditors ’ Insights on Child Labor in Asia