11 June - Labour - World Day Against Child Labour

In today's show we heard from Mr. Phiroshaw Camay – Chairperson of the Network Against Child Labour. We were talking about the World Day Against Child Labour that will be celebrated tomorrow the 12th of June 2009. Whilst celebrating progress made during the past ten years, the World Day will highlight the continuing challenges, with a focus on exploitation of girls in child labour. According to the International Labour Organisation, around the world, an estimated 100 million girls are involved in child labour. Many of these girls undertake similar types of work as boys, but often also endure additional hardships and face extra risks. Here in Cape Town I see on the streets how children sell fruit, newspapers, how they work on taxis as taxi guardjie but we forget that this is something illegal and steals from the child’s childhood. Mr Camay explained more on how widespread the issue of child labour is in our country. For more information contact the Network Against Child Labour on (011) 836 9942.