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Full time children or full time daughter/son are an occupation in China where the child is paid by their parents to do house chores around the clock and be available to help them. The children are also paid as much as an average worker with a monthly salary of 4000-8000 Yuan or the equivalent of 500-1100 US dollars.
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The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.
Agricultural crops represented the largest category of goods. In fact, the List had 60 agricultural goods, 38 manufactured goods and 23 mined goods. Child labor and forced labor were mostly adopted in the production of cotton [22] [23] [24] in the agricultural sector, the making of bricks in manufacturing, and gold mining in the
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, where China was attributed 12 goods, the majority of which were produced by both underage children and indentured labourers. [56] The report listed electronics, garments, toys, and coal, among other goods.
China's legal definition of trafficking does not automatically regard children over the age of 14 who are subjected to the commercial sex trade as trafficking victims. [2] Chinese laws only recognize forms of coercion other than abduction, such as threats of physical harm or non-physical harm, as constituting a means of trafficking.
Child labor is a social issue in China. [16] In October 2018, a study was conducted based on data from China Family Panel Studies. [17] The study found about 7.74% of children aged 10 to 15 worked in 2010, and a positive correlation between child labor and school dropout rates. [17]
The one-child policy had various exemptions, including twins, rural families who could have more children due to the necessities of farm work, and ethnic minorities. [20]: 58 The strict limitation of one child applied to approximately 35% of China's population. [22]: 63 The 1980 Marriage Law described birth planning as a national duty.