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Exposures Resulting in Safety and Health Concerns for Child Laborers in Less Developed Countries
Joint Authors
Noomnual, Saisattha
Chishti, Shumaila
Sorensen Allacci, MaryAnn
Madrigano, Jaime
Shendell, Derek G.
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
Worldwide, over 200 million children are involved in child labor, with another 20 million children subjected to forced labor, leading to acute and chronic exposures resulting in safety and health (S&H) risks, plus removal from formal education and play.
This review summarized S&H issues in child labor, including forced or indentured domestic labor as other sectors of child labor.
Specifically, we focused on exposures leading to S&H risks.
Methods.
We used PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar.
References were in English, published in 1990–2015, and included data focused on exposures and S&H concerns of child labor.
Results.
Seventy-six journal articles were identified, 67 met criteria, 57 focused on individual countries, and 10 focused on data from multiple countries (comparing 3–83 countries).
Major themes of concern were physical exposures including ergonomic hazards, chemical exposure hazards, and missed education.
Childhood labor, especially forced, exploitative labor, created a significant burden on child development, welfare, and S&H.
Conclusions.
More field researche data emphasizing longitudinal quantitative effects of exposures and S&H risks are needed.
Findings warranted developing policies and educational interventions with proper monitoring and evaluation data collection, plus multiple governmental, international organization and global economic reform efforts, particularly in lower-income, less developed countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shendell, Derek G.& Noomnual, Saisattha& Chishti, Shumaila& Sorensen Allacci, MaryAnn& Madrigano, Jaime. 2016. Exposures Resulting in Safety and Health Concerns for Child Laborers in Less Developed Countries. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108523
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shendell, Derek G.…[et al.]. Exposures Resulting in Safety and Health Concerns for Child Laborers in Less Developed Countries. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108523
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shendell, Derek G.& Noomnual, Saisattha& Chishti, Shumaila& Sorensen Allacci, MaryAnn& Madrigano, Jaime. Exposures Resulting in Safety and Health Concerns for Child Laborers in Less Developed Countries. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108523
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108523