“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world … Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere.” Eleanor Roosevelt
This charter applies to all nations and is a standard of achievement for all nations. We must recognize that all people are created equally to be respected and to be born with the same rights and freedoms.
Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 24. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Unfortunately most child labourers have never experienced a periodic holiday and once they are bought into child labour, leisure becomes non-existent, rest is scarce, there is no limitation on working hours, and paid periodic holidays is unheard of. These children do not know their rights and freedoms they are granted, thus sadly, they are an easy target to be taken advantage of and abused. The innocence and naiveness of child allows for intimidation from the employer, sexual and physical exploitation which violates their human rights. This ultimately steals the childhood of youth.
Child Labor 