ILO

Child labour is work that children should not be doing because they are below the legal age of employment, however, not all work done by children under the age of 18 is classified as child labour. Employment which does not affect their health, personal development or education can be positive and permitted for adolescents who have reached the required age. According to the 2016 Global Estimates of Child Labour, Africa has the largest number of child labourers; 72.1 million African children are estimated to be in child labour (around 20% of all African children) and 31.5 million in hazardous work (around 9%). There are many circumstances that result in children doing labour, such as the need for them to bring in income for their family, especially when they are underprivileged. No child is developed or mature enough to bear this great responsibility and they should not have to turn to hazardous jobs as their final option for survival. There must be implementations and regulations passed so that these children, especially those in LEDCs as they are more affected, are able to tap into their individual potentials and pursue education or a brighter future instead of possibly risking their life everyday at work just to make ends meet for them and their family and so the delegates of ILO have to create these laws that consider all possible scenarios.

All working facilities are responsible for the wellbeing of their workers in order to make the workplace a safe and friendly environment. All workers have the right to a safe environment, working without discrimination, equal pay , and the right to rest. However, companies continue to prove unacceptable working conditions which include: long working hours, insufficient breaks, harassment , and abuse. For instance, Foxconn is the world's largest manufacturing company of electronics; it's best known for making iPhones and other Apple devices. It is the single largest employer in mainland China; there are 1.3 million people on its payroll. Allegations of poor working conditions have been made on several occasions. News reports highlight the long working hours, discrimination against Chinese workers by their Taiwanese co-workers, and lack of working relationships at the company. Although Foxconn was found to be compliant in the majority of areas when Apple Inc. audited the maker of its iPods and iPhones in 2007, the audit did substantiate several of the allegations. In May 2010, Shanghaist reported that security guards had been caught beating factory workers. This goes against the basic human rights every person is entitled to and it must be ensured by delegates that strict policies are formed to prevent anything even close to inhumane happening to these labourer.