A community project in Colombia has sparked initiative in such a way that literally captures child labour in the act. Child labour in Colombia has become quite a problematic situation amongst young children and young teen ages in Colombia.
Child labour can one of the most distractive elements of community, taking a child's right to be a child. Children in Colombia some instances have been forced work like that of the 20 year old man to sell, work or clean until the job is completed with out any consideration of education, family, or health of the child.
In Colombia alone child labour accounts for 1.6 millions children which are forced to work in slavery like conditions every day.
The International Labor Office has estimated there are approximately 200 million physically and mentally disabled children in the world today from child labour.
According to the Colombian National Department of Statistics, some 9.2 percent of children aged 5 to 17 were classed as working in the country, while Kid Rescue claim the number of uneducated children there has reached 1.6 million.
The app allows members of the public to tag their location at the time of the spotting, take a photograph of the child if possible and fill out a description of what they witnessed. For the sighting social workers in Colombia can then assess the case and decide if action needs to be taken. The following video demonstrates how the app works.
Josh Collins
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