A dozen nations added to the child, forced list from the hand of work (the Arizona Republic)

WASHINGTON (AP)--the Ministry of labour adds a dozen countries to the list of countries that use child or forced labour work as officials warn global economic crisis could cause a revival in the exploitation of children and other workers.From coffee cultivated in El El Salvador Sapphire checked Madagascar, recent reports the body, be published on Wednesday, identify 128 goods from 70 countries, where the work of children, forced labor, or both are used in violation of international standards. "" Shines light on these issues is a first step towards motivating governments, the private sector and citizens concerned to take measures to put an end to the intolerable violations which have no place in our modern world ", said the Minister of labour Hilda Solis.New list are Angola, Central African Republic, Chad, El El Salvador, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.The annual reports are not intended to punish or shame countries where an estimated child 215 million workers toil in factories, farms or as domestic help. Indeed, the Agency says many countries appearing on the list to take measures to solve the problems of child labour. Labour Ministry officials say awareness of the problem to promote the fight against children labor.While, the total number of child workers rose by approximately 3% from 2004 to 2008, the rate of decline has slowed in recent years. "" I think that the very recent image gives us significant cause for concern, "said Sandra Polaski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs. "That has much to do with the economic crisis".the ' India rest is home to the largest number of child workers, followed by China. But most small countries in sub-Saharan Africa have a much higher for children - up to one-third of children under 14 years - working instead of school every day.For first proportion, reports include a package of measures proposed for each Government to consider to help reduce problems detailed.The agency fact India praise and other countries work to solve the problem by combating poverty and compulsory education programs. Brazil Thailand Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana also won praise for their efforts against children the same labor.At time report calls some of the worst offenders. "" They understand Uzbekistan, where local authorities require that children choose cotton and Myanmar, where labour forced adults and children contributes to produce sugar and teak rubber and rubies ".they know what the problem is and they know how to solve the problem, they want to get seriously to" Polaski said.The problem is complicated in countries such as the India Pakistan, Tonga which have no legislation setting a minimum age for work. Making children more vulnerable to the fired dangerous or strenuous trades.Some most common products produced by child labor or forced labour include cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, bricks, gold, diamonds and coal.The Ministry of labour also combat instances of child labour strives to the United States. Last year, for example, the Organization the salary and the Division of time that children as young as 6 working on Blueberry farms in Michigan. Eight farms was sentenced to a fine of $36,000 for violating federal migrant housing said laws.Solis child labour this year in Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina harvest labour inspectorates have yet to find child abuses.-online: the Labour Department: http://www.dol.gov/