1	26 International Labor Organization conventions on

2	child labor and laws in many countries which per-

3	pertedly prohibit the employment of under age chil-

4	ren.

5		(6) In many countries, children under the age

6	15 lack either the legal standing or means to protect

7 	themselves from exploitation in the workplace.

8		(7) The prevalence of child labor in may devel-

9	oping countries is rooted in widespread poverty

10	that is attributable to unemployment and

11	underemployment, precarious incomes, low living

12	standards, and insufficient education and training

13	opportunities among adult workers.

14		(8) The employment of children under the age

15	of 15 commonly deprives the children of the opport-

16	tunity for basic education and also denies gainful

17	employment to millions of adults.

18		(9) The employment of children under the age

19	of 15, often at pitifully low wages, undermine the 

20	stability of families and ignores the importance of

21	increasing jobs, aggregated demand, and purchasing

22	power among adults as a catalyst to the development

23	of internal markets and the achievement of 

24	broadbased, self-reliant economic development in

25	many developing countries.

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