Children as victims. Free the Slaves - home. Global development - Determind problems and perspectives of Global development. Child labour in Pakistan on the rise a year after devastating floods - Asia, World. The 2010 monsoon floods submerged Pakistan on an unprecedented scale, with 10 years' worth of rain falling in the space of a week. Two thousand people were killed and another 20 million affected. Two million homes and 10,000 schools were destroyed. In a report released today, the UK-based charity Save the Children warns that the number of children forced to work has risen by up to a third in areas worst hit by the floods.
With their parents still unable to find jobs, children are being sent out to hazardous areas to scour for desperately needed income. "A year on from the floods and many of the children caught up in the disaster are struggling to survive," said David Wright, Save the Children's country director for Pakistan. The spike in child labour comes as families have watched their incomes fall by up to 70 per cent over the past year, the report said, drawing on a survey of over 2,300 households in the worst flood-affected areas. "Pakistan needs to act now. Capital Corruption: Child Labour fuelling Black Money - Views. B.C.’s child labour laws are the most neglectful in the world. Bricks for Bread and Milk - An FP Photo essay of child labor in India.