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Palestinian children as young as 11 are being employed under dangerous conditions in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in breach of international law, a human rights group said on Monday.
Hundreds of child labourers are working in farms and agricultural businesses in thestrategically sensitive Jordan Valley for just £13 a day, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch, which documented cases of young people suffering work-related ill health and injuries.
The 74-page report, Ripe For Abuse: Palestinian Child Labour in Israeli Agricultural Settlements in the West Bank, says economic hardship is forcing some children to drop out of school to work in the farms to support their families.
It records instances of children working outdoors in 100F (38C) temperatures while enduring even hotter conditions inside greenhouses.
“Israel’s settlements are profiting from rights abuses against Palestinian children,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa director.
“Children from communities impoverished by Israel’s discrimination and settlement policies are dropping out of school and taking on dangerous work because they feel they have no alternatives, while Israel turns a blind eye.”
Some 38 children and 12 adults working on seven settlement farms were interviewed for the report, which states that children and young people are employed to pick, clean, and pack a range of crops including asparagus, tomatoes, aubergines, sweet peppers, onions, and dates.
Much of the produce is exported to EU countries and the United States, the report said.
Israeli settlements using Palestinian child labour report says - Telegraph
David Elhayani, head of the Jordan Valley regional council, said Hard work makes them too tired to throw stones
Hundreds of child labourers are working in farms and agricultural businesses in thestrategically sensitive Jordan Valley for just £13 a day, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch, which documented cases of young people suffering work-related ill health and injuries.
The 74-page report, Ripe For Abuse: Palestinian Child Labour in Israeli Agricultural Settlements in the West Bank, says economic hardship is forcing some children to drop out of school to work in the farms to support their families.
It records instances of children working outdoors in 100F (38C) temperatures while enduring even hotter conditions inside greenhouses.
“Israel’s settlements are profiting from rights abuses against Palestinian children,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa director.
“Children from communities impoverished by Israel’s discrimination and settlement policies are dropping out of school and taking on dangerous work because they feel they have no alternatives, while Israel turns a blind eye.”
Some 38 children and 12 adults working on seven settlement farms were interviewed for the report, which states that children and young people are employed to pick, clean, and pack a range of crops including asparagus, tomatoes, aubergines, sweet peppers, onions, and dates.
Much of the produce is exported to EU countries and the United States, the report said.
Israeli settlements using Palestinian child labour report says - Telegraph
David Elhayani, head of the Jordan Valley regional council, said Hard work makes them too tired to throw stones