| Total
Child Labour |
NATIONAL STATISTICS
* For the year 2000,
the ILO projects that there will be 1,000 economically active children between
the ages of 10-14, representing 1.87% of this age group. (ILO, International Labour Office - Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population 1950-2010, STAT Working Paper, ILO 1997)
* 459 children under
14 years are employed. (ILO, Yearbook of Labour
Statistics, 1998)
*
In 1995 there were 1,000 economically active children, most of them
boys between the ages of 10-14, representing 2.38% of this age group.
(ILO, International Labour Office - Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population 1950-2010, STAT Working Paper, ILO 1997)
GENERAL NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS
* Child labour exists
in different forms and the problem has been accentuated due to recent waves
of immigrants from neighbouring countries. (ILO
Caribbean Office, Country Profile: Belize, February 1999)
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| Child
Slavery |
- |
| Child
Trafficking |
GENERAL NOTES
AND OBSERVATIONS
* According to a spokesperson
from the Human Development Department, there were rare reports of trafficking
in children for the purpose of prostitution. Most cases reported involved
migrant children.
(US Dept of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 1999, 25 February 2000)
|
| Child
Prostitution and
Pornography |
GENERAL NOTES
AND OBSERVATIONS
* According to a spokesperson
from the Human Development Department, there were rare reports of trafficking
in children for the purpose of prostitution. Most cases reported involved
migrant children. (US Dept of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 1999, 25 February 2000)
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| Children
in Crime |
- |
| Child
Soldiers |
NOTES ON GOVERNMENT
FORCES
* There are
no indications of under-18s in government armed forces. (CSUCS,
Global Report on Child Soldiers - 2001, 12 June 2001)
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| Domestic
Child Servants |
- |
Other
Hazardous
Child Labour |
SPECIFIC
SECTORS
* Commercial Agriculture
- In rural areas, children are reported to be involved in agriculture-they
work in the sugarcane, citrus, banana and rice industries. (ILO
Caribbean Office, Country Profile: Belize, February 1999)
* Street Children
- The police and the Department of Women's Affairs both estimate that there
are just over 100 street children. (ILO Caribbean
Office, Country Profile: Belize, February 1999)
* Street Vending -
Growing number of children can be seen selling newspapers, snacks and other
items on the street. (ILO Caribbean Office,
Country Profile: Belize, February 1999)
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