Last year, the International Labor Organization estimated that around 1.5 million Cambodian children involved in child labour and about 310,000 in the worst forms of child labour, for instance, working in salt fields and brick factories.
Cambodia marks Int'l Children's Day, vowing to give better care for children
Xinhua | 1 June 2013
PHNOM PENH, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday
celebrated the 64th anniversary of the International Children's Day with
high commitment to provide better basic care to children. [Now, just do it! Empty promises, empty promises, empty promises!]
The celebration, under the theme "Child Development is a Foundation
for National Development", brought together some 3,200 participants who
are members of the Senate, the Parliament, the Government, diplomatic
corps, development partners, teachers, students and children.
Addressing the event at the Diamond Island Grand Theater, Prime Minister Hun Sen urged all ministries, institutions, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations to give particular attention to children in order to ensure that they are free from all forms of child labor and can access to their basic rights, especially education, health, and food.
"Education of morality, decency, cultural activities and arts for children must be given more attention, and violence against children must be continually prevented and suppressed," the premier said. "Nutrition for small child should be given special attention." [Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah!]
He said currently, there were 5.48 million children below 18 which were equal to 41 percent of the total population and the average annual growth rate was 1.54 percent.
Last year, the International Labor Organization estimated that around 1.5 million Cambodian children involved in child labour and about 310,000 in the worst forms of child labour, for instance, working in salt fields and brick factories.
Hun Sen said that to date, 41,988 children had been saved from the worst forms of child labor and expected that other 28,000 children would be saved from hazardous environment of child labor in agriculture and fishing sectors by 2015.
Ith Samheng, minister of social affairs, veteran and youth rehabilitation, said that the International Children's Day had been broadly observed across Cambodia.
"Ministries, institutions, capitals, provinces and educational establishments nationwide have organized talks with children and visit them at the centers on the occasion," he said. "They have also organized entertainment programs and prepared banners and slogans to be displayed in the public areas in order to congratulate the day."
Even children in prisons had chance to celebrate the occasion.
A locally well-known right group Licadho on Friday distributed food and materials to children and pregnant women in 14 of Cambodia's prisons to mark the day.
The government's latest reports showed that some 446 juvenile prisoners have been incarcerated in the 14 prisons. Also, the prisons are home to 15 pregnant women and 58 children who live with their incarcerated mothers.
Addressing the event at the Diamond Island Grand Theater, Prime Minister Hun Sen urged all ministries, institutions, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations to give particular attention to children in order to ensure that they are free from all forms of child labor and can access to their basic rights, especially education, health, and food.
"Education of morality, decency, cultural activities and arts for children must be given more attention, and violence against children must be continually prevented and suppressed," the premier said. "Nutrition for small child should be given special attention." [Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah!]
He said currently, there were 5.48 million children below 18 which were equal to 41 percent of the total population and the average annual growth rate was 1.54 percent.
Last year, the International Labor Organization estimated that around 1.5 million Cambodian children involved in child labour and about 310,000 in the worst forms of child labour, for instance, working in salt fields and brick factories.
Hun Sen said that to date, 41,988 children had been saved from the worst forms of child labor and expected that other 28,000 children would be saved from hazardous environment of child labor in agriculture and fishing sectors by 2015.
Ith Samheng, minister of social affairs, veteran and youth rehabilitation, said that the International Children's Day had been broadly observed across Cambodia.
"Ministries, institutions, capitals, provinces and educational establishments nationwide have organized talks with children and visit them at the centers on the occasion," he said. "They have also organized entertainment programs and prepared banners and slogans to be displayed in the public areas in order to congratulate the day."
Even children in prisons had chance to celebrate the occasion.
A locally well-known right group Licadho on Friday distributed food and materials to children and pregnant women in 14 of Cambodia's prisons to mark the day.
The government's latest reports showed that some 446 juvenile prisoners have been incarcerated in the 14 prisons. Also, the prisons are home to 15 pregnant women and 58 children who live with their incarcerated mothers.
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