Gulf | Yemen
600,000 children do hazardous work
About 600,000 children do hazardous work in Yemen, said a report prepared by the child parliament in cooperation with Unicef and the Swedish organisation, Save Children.
- By Nasser Arrabyee, Correspondent
- Published: 23:43 August 26, 2008
Sana'a: About 600,000 children do hazardous work in Yemen, said a report prepared by the child parliament in cooperation with Unicef and the Swedish organisation, Save Children.
The report said that the hazardous work includes carrying stones, carpentry and car repair workshops.
The reasons behind such practices are poverty, family break-ups and failed marriages, said the report that called for finding solutions for the child labour.
The report also highlighted the status of children in police stations, prisons and courts and called for improving the situation.
The rights of children are violated in these places because children are dealt like adults and there is no consideration for their childhood, the report said.
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