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More than 10 million children work asdomestic servants: ILOUpdated Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:20pm AEST

Photo: A child labourer wa he di he at ahou e in the north ea tern !ndian cit" o# Sili$uri% &'euter : 'upa( )e *howdhur+Map: A ia

The !nternational abour-r$ani ation a" as many as 10.5 million children worldwide , mo tl"$irl , are wor(in$ a dome tic er.ant %

*on tance Thoma , director o# the ! -/ $lobal pro$ram to eliminate child labour, a" theituation e i t despite international efforts to halt such exploitation

The ituation o# man" child dome tic wor(er not onl" con titute a eriou .iolation o# childri$ht , but remain an ob tacle to the achie.ement o# man" national and internationalde.elopment ob ecti.e , he aid%

Almo t three uarter o# the e child dome tic er.ant are $irl , with 4%5 million child er.ant between 5 and 16 "ear old, accordin$ to an ! - report%

The 87 pa$e report ha been relea ed to mar( the World )a" A$ain t *hild abour on June 12%

The ! - a" children o#ten work in the homes of a third party or emplo"er, carr"in$ out ta (uch a cleanin$, ironin$, coo(in$, $ardenin$, collectin$ water, loo(in$ a#ter other children andcarin$ #or the elderl"%

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Vulnerable to ph" ical, p "cholo$ical and e ual .iolence and abu i.e wor(in$ condition , the"are o#ten i olated #rom their #amilie , hidden #rom the public e"e, and become hi$hl" dependenton their emplo"er %

The ! - a" the children al o ri ( bein$ #orced into pro titution%

We need a robu t le$al #ramewor( to clearl" identi#", pre.ent and eliminate child labour indome tic wor(, and to pro.ide decent wor(in$ condition to adole cent when the" can le$all"wor(, 9 Thoma aid%

Child domestic work i not reco$ni ed a a #orm o# child labour in man" countrie becau e o# the blurred relation hip with the emplo"in$ #amil", the report aid%

The ! - a" uch children are not considered workers and, while the" li.e in a #amil" ettin$,are not treated a a #amil" member%

*hild dome tic er.ant repre ent about #i.e per cent o# all children under the a$e o# 17 inemplo"ment around the world, accordin$ to ! - #i$ure %

9ore than 20 million people, mo tl" #emale, are emplo"ed b" private households in the A iaaci#ic re$ion, which i more than 3 per cent o# all paid emplo"ee , accordin$ to the ! -/report%

Ten o# thou and o# #emale dome tic wor(er mi$rate #rom countrie uch a !ndone ia, thehilippine and Sri an(a%

The report a" po.ert" is the main driver of child labour exploitation and in some locations ,

particularl" South A ia, it i not uncommon to #ind children wor(in$ a dome tic wor(er torepa" #amil" debt %

Pope slams child e ploitation

9eanwhile, ope ;ranci ha railed a$ain t the deplorable e ploitation o# children in dome ticwor(%

There are million o# minor , mo tl" "oun$ $irl , who are .ictim o# thi #orm o# hiddene ploitation which o#ten include e ual abu e, poor treatment and di crimination, he aid in ame a$e to mar( World )a" A$ain t *hild abour%

;ranci called on the international communit" to ta(e e.er more e##ecti.e mea ure to #i$ht thi pla$ue, which he aid wa a deplorable phenomenon con tantl" on the increa e%

!t i la.er"< ;ranci told 40,000 pil$rim $athered in St% eter/ S uare #or hi wee(l"audience%

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All children hould be able to pla", tud", pra" and $row, in their own #amilie , in a harmoniouen.ironment, one o# lo.e and erenit"% !t i their ri$ht and our dut", he aid%

Woe betide tho e who ti#le the o"ou impul e o# hope, he added%

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The Independent :

10 million children work as domestic servants in slave-like conditions, saysUN labour agency

Thursday 13 June 2013

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As (any as 10 6 (illion hildren worldwide wor7 as do(esti servants, in what anbe haCardous and even slave9li7e onditions, the International ?abour <r'aniCationsaid

The )* labour a'en y said al(ost three Duarters o$ su h youn'sters are 'irls, andthat 6 (illion hild servants are between &ve and 1F years old

The reality on the 'round /ies in the $a e o$ international e>orts to halt su hexploitation, said -onstan e Tho(as, dire tor o$ the I?<Bs 'lobal pro'ra((e toeli(inate hild labour

GThe situation o$ (any hild do(esti wor7ers not only onstitutes a seriousviolation o$ hild ri'hts, but re(ains an obsta le to the a hieve(ent o$ (anynational and international develop(ent ob e tives,G she said

The proble( is 'lobal thou'h sub9+aharan A$ri a re(ains a leadin' on ern, notablyountries su h as #ur7ina 4aso, %hana, Ivory -oast and ali, a ordin' to the I?<

In an 9pa'e report released to (ar7 orld 5ay A'ainst -hild ?abour on June 12, italso unders ored that rural $a(ilies in Pa7istan and *epal are so(eti(es $or ed tosend their hildren into do(esti servi e in order to pay o> their debts

In Haiti, hundreds o$ thousands o$ hildren, in ludin' those who have es apednatural disasters, have ended up in do(esti wor7 little better than slavery

And thousands o$ youn' 'irls $ro( Ethiopia are every year sent to the iddle East towor7 as servants

The I?< said su h youn'sters usually wor7 in the ho(es o$ a third party ore(ployer, arryin' out tas7s su h as leanin', ironin', oo7in', 'ardenin',olle tin' water, loo7in' a$ter other hildren and arin' $or the elderly

Kulnerable to physi al, psy holo'i al and sexual violen e and abusive wor7in'onditions, they are o$ten isolated $ro( their $a(ilies, hidden $ro( the publi eye,and be o(e hi'hly dependent on their e(ployers

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%hey can also risk ending u$ being &orced into $rostitution, the I'O said(

G e need a robust le'al $ra(ewor7 to learly identi$y, prevent and eli(inate hildlabour in do(esti wor7, and to provide de ent wor7in' onditions to adoles entswhen they an le'ally wor7,G Tho(as said

-hild do(esti wor7 is not re o'nised as a $or( o$ hild labour in (any ountriesbe ause o$ the blurred relationship with the e(ployin' $a(ily, the report said

+u h hildren wor7 but are not onsidered wor7ers and, while they live in a $a(ilysettin', are not treated as a $a(ily (e(ber, it said

This G are va uu(G opens the way to exploitation, but su h youn'sters are diL ultto prote t be ause they an be hidden $ro( the publi eye

-hild do(esti servants represent so(e &ve per ent o$ all hildren under the a'e o$ 1 in e(ploy(ent around the world, a ordin' to I?< &'ures

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!"IL# LA$O% AN# &N'LA(&M&N) IN*"ANA+' LA,& (OL)A -I'"IN*IN#.')%/Jul" 31, 2013

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;or a mall um o# mone", Jame Co#i AnnanD #ather handed him o.er to a child tra##ic(er whenhe wa u t i "ear old% orn into a #amil" in Fhana with 12 children, there wa no mone" #orchool uni#orm and boo( % So instead of gaining an academic education !ames would learnthe painful lessons of the enslaved in "hana#s fishing villages.

Sold b" hi tra##ic(er to a a(e Golta #i herman, Jame wor(ed 17 hour per da", endurin$con tant ph" ical and emotional abu e 2hen displeased , hi ma ter o#ten withheld #ood, beathim with a paddle, or threw him in the la(e%

a(e Golta, one o# the worldD lar$e t man made la(e , wa created b" the con truction o#FhanaD A (ombo dam in the 1H40 % Althou$h the la(e pro.ided a bounti#ul uppl" o# #i h #orman" "ear , #i h toc( ha.e been declinin$ in recent "ear , ma(in$ it more di##icult #or#i hermen to earn a li.in$% *hildren pro.ide a cheap ource o# labor and their tin" #in$er pro.eu e#ul #or pic(in$ the #i h that are captured in the net D webbin$, a the hole $et increa in$l"maller to catch maller #i h%

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o ter, ;i her o# Cid

The children tra##ic(ed to wor( in FhanaD #i hin$ indu tr" a bonded laborer are a "oun$ a#our "ear o# a$e% Their ta ( ma" include paddlin$ boat , haulin$ net , or per#ormin$ dome ticlabor in the home o# #i hermen% i(e Jame Co#i Annan, these children work long hours for no

pay$ do not attend school$ and are often malnourished sleep deprived and treated abusively % @et o#ten $et na$$ed on ubmer$ed tree branche and children #orced to di.e underwater to#ree them ri ( water borne di ea e and drownin$%

Accordin$ to the United @ationD ;ood and A$riculture -r$aniIation &;A-+ and the !nternationalabor -r$aniIation &! -+, 40 percent o# the worldD 215 million child laborer wor( in thea$ricultural ector compri in$ acti.itie in a$riculture, li.e toc( rai in$, #ore tr", and #i hin$%!n Fhana one in si children a3ed si to 14 are involved in child la5or % Ei$ht" ei$ht percent

o# them wor( on #arm K another 2%3 percent in #i hin$%

%ork that is likely to harm the health safety or morals of children is categori&ed asha&ardous by the '(). Thi i the (ind o# wor( a(e GoltaD child #i her are e po ed to, amon$the Lwor t #orm o# child labor%M

Fhana ha rati#ied e.eral international con.ention that e tabli h tandard to protect children#rom e ploitati.e wor(, includin$ the ! -D 9inimum A$e *on.ention &*138+ and the Wor t

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;orm o# *hild abor *on.ention &*182+% !t al o ha national law re trictin$ child labor, but thelaw are not .i$orou l" en#orced% The minimum a$e #or wor( in Fhana i 15 "ear K 18 "ear #orhaIardou wor(% >owe.er, the practice o# children wor(in$ i commonl" accepted in Fhanaianociet"%

While education i compul or" and #ree in Fhana, the #ee #or uni#orm and boo( pro.ide a barrier #or man" #amilie in FhanaD a$ricultural communitie and education i not nece aril"con idered more bene#icial #or children than wor( and learnin$ a trade i % A 2013 World an(tud" #ound that amon$ Fhanaian hou ehold head who are el# emplo"ed in a$riculture, tho ewith no choolin$ earn a much a tho e who ha.e #ini hed H "ear o# ba ic education%

Poverty views on education and social customs com5ine to ma(e rural #amilie .ulnerable totra##ic(er or fishermen who come with promises to provide children with opportunities tolearn a trade and receive payment when the 6trainin37 period end %

!n 2010, the Fo.ernment o# Fhana too( mea ure to tac(le the e ploitation o# children b"

adoptin$ a @ational lan o# Action #or the Elimination o# the Wor t ;orm o# *hild abor inFhana % The plan pro.ide a #ramewor( #or a i$ni#icant reduction o# the wor t #orm o# childlabor in the nation b" 2015%

The !nternational -r$aniIation #or 9i$ration &!-9+ wor( to re cue children tra##ic(ed intoa(e GoltaD #i hin$ indu tr"% Since 2002, more than 700 children ha.e been liberated,rehabilitated, and reinte$rated into their home communitie b" the !-9% art o# the reinte$ration

proce include enrollin$ children in chool or apprentice hip pro$ram and monitorin$ their pro$re , a well a o##erin$ parent Lli.elihood a i tance trainin$M to help them upport their#amilie % The !-9 underta(e communit" outreach pro$ram to pre.ent child tra##ic(in$ in.ulnerable re$ion , and to identi#" and a i t e i tin$ tra##ic(in$ .ictim % !t al o inter.ene with

tra##ic(er , teachin$ them that children hould not be eparated #rom their parent or performadults+ work

A number o# non $o.ernmental or$aniIation per#orm imilar wor(% -ne i *hallen$in$ >ei$ht de.oted to liberatin$, educatin$, and rehabilitatin$ en la.ed children% E tabli hed in 2003,*hallen$in$ >ei$ht liberated 500 children in it #ir t #our "ear alone% !t #ounder, Jame Co#iAnnan, the child we met at the beginning of this piece , e caped #rom hi ma ter a#ter e.en"ear o# en la.ement, tau$ht him el# to read and write, went on to colle$e, and built a ucce #ulcareer a a ban( mana$er% !n 2007, he $a.e it all up to de.ote him el# #ull time to hi wor( a ananti la.er" acti.i t% Winner o# the 2008 ;rederic( )ou$la Award , pon ored b" ;ree theSla.e , and nominated #or the 2013 WorldD *hildrenD riIe , Annan and hi li#e are #eatured inthe #ilm aptl" titled, L ;i her o# Cid %M

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#omestic work is not for children

Last Novem5er the *overnment of !am5odia convened anational consultation on decent work for domestic workersAt the end of the meetin3 3overnment workers+ andemployers+ or3ani8ations in the country a3reed on the needfor a new international la5our standard e tendin3 socialprotection to those who work in the homes of others )hefollowin3 article 5y $ill 'alter #irector of the ILO

'u5re3ional Office for &ast Asia was adapted from anearlier version pu5lished in a local newspaper

>@-9 E@> B Which ituation i wor eN ! it abu in$ children #or the commercial e ual$rati#ication o# adult , or beatin$ and torturin$ children who ha.e been #orced to wor( adome tic la.e N

!tD a ue tion ! had to a ( m" el# when ! read the Phnom Penh Post D recent tor" about an 11"ear old $irl B a dome tic er.ant B who wa reportedl" tra##ic(ed into the home o# a hnomenh couple, and then alle$edl" tortured with plier , whip and electrical wire B lea.in$ aman" a 200 car acro her "oun$ bod"%

When it come to child abu e, urel" thi i about a bad a it $et % Sadl" thi i not the #ir t time!D.e een report li(e thi % A 17 "ear old urme e $irl wa nearl" (illed b" her emplo"er inan$(o(, and a Gietname e $irl wa beaten re$ularl" b" her dome tic emplo"er in >anoi%

!tD been u$$e ted that the *ambodian $irlD torture la ted #or at lea t a "ear B and po ibl"much lon$er B until nei$hbour inter.ened and contacted the police% The couple ha been re#u ed

bail B o ha the $irlD o called L$uardianM, who i accu ed o# ellin$ the $irl a a dome ticer.ant% All three are now #acin$ trial on e.eral char$e includin$ human tra##ic(in$%

Un#ortunatel", child dome tic wor(er are all too common in hnom enh% An ! - upportedur.e" in 2003, conducted b" the 'o"al Fo.ernment o# *ambodiaD @ational !n titute o#Stati tic in the 9ini tr" o# lannin$, concluded there were nearl" 28,000 child dome ticwor(er in hnom enh alone B or ten per cent o# all children a$ed 7B17%

#omestic 2ork 9 #ecent 2ork: A 6smart 3uide7 for

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domestic workers

)his ILO 3uide5ook promotes the ri3hts and responsi5ilities of domestic workers Initiallypu5lished in )hailand in a variety of lan3ua3es it is aimed primarily at the domestic

worker and e plains the 5enefits and risks associated with domestic work while offerin3the worker advice on how to interact with her his employer to achieve a mutually

satisfactory workin3 environment and system of remuneration and 5enefits for the worker

*omestic %ork + *ecent %ork is pu5lished in $urmese &n3lish ,aren Laotian 'han and)hai and is 5ein3 disseminated 5y ILO constituents within the trade union movement andpartners from civil society or3ani8ations )he 3uide is also 5ein3 adapted and pu5lished in!am5odia and Lao P#% for domestic workers within those countries and is availa5le for

adaptation and dissemination in other countries as well

The !nternational abour -r$aniIation i wor(in$ to rai e awarene about child labour and itne$ati.e impact on ociet"% Throu$h the !nternational ro$ramme on the Elimination o# *hildabour &! E*+, the 'o"al Fo.ernment o# *ambodia and the ! - ha.e been able to demon tratethat, with the ri$ht inter.ention , child dome tic wor(er can be remo.ed #rom wor( andrehabilitated into chool , and the entr" o# #re h children into child dome tic wor( pre.ented% Weare con#identl" wor(in$ to$ether toward the $oal o# a child labour #ree countr" b" 2014%*on iderable pro$re ha been made and the ituation i impro.in$%

The #act that nei$hbour came #orward to a.e thi $irl i an indication that the me a$e are$ettin$ throu$h and *ambodian will not tand #or thi (ind o# abu e directed at children%

ut there i another troublin$ a pect, and that i the " temic abu e o# dome tic wor(er in$eneral B occupations that 5y their very nature in.ol.e .ulnerabilit", a the work i conducted

behind clo ed door in the home o# other % While thi $irl wa clearl" too "oun$ to be wor(in$an"where, dome tic wor(er o# all a$e are o#ten mar$inaliIed b" ociet", i$nored b" law that$o.ern wor(place and denied the ocial protection and wor(in$ condition other wor(er ha.ecome to ri$htl" e pect%

)ome tic wor( i hard wor(% !t i wor( o#ten per#ormed b" women and wor( that #ree upmember o# her emplo"erD #amil" o the" can pur ue and impro.e their own li.elihood % ut #ar too o#ten thi hidden wor(#orce and it labour are under ac(nowled$ed and under .alued% 9an"dome tic wor(er are ph" icall" and e uall" abu ed and denied e.en ba ic human ri$ht %

There i , howe.er, ome cau e #or optimi m%

*ambodia ha rati#ied the two ! - *on.ention on the abolition o# #orced labour &the ;orcedabour *on.ention, 1H30 &@o% 2H+ and the Abolition o# ;orced abour *on.ention, 1H57 &@o%105+, and in 2008 a new anti tra##ic(in$ law entered into #orce B in trument that a##ord

protection to dome tic wor(er o# all a$e #rom the wor t #orm o# abu e% The 'o"alFo.ernment o# *ambodia ha al o rati#ied the !nternational abour -r$aniIationD Wor t ;ormo# *hild abour *on.ention, 1HHH &@o% 182+ and ha de.eloped a 2008B2012 @ational lan o#Action on the Elimination o# the Wor t ;orm o# *hild abour B a plan that the ! - i

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upportin$% !ndeed, dome tic wor( ha been identi#ied a one o# 12 unacceptable and haIardou#orm o# wor( #rom which children mu t be remo.ed with ur$enc"%

A we approach the !nternational abour *on#erence thi June B and the $eneral di cu ion ontandard ettin$ #or dome tic wor(er B letD all remember that dome tic wor( i real wor(% !tD

wor( #or adult that re uire proper compen ation, time o## and the ri$ht to ta" in contact withother , and i to be conducted in a a#e en.ironment%

And #inall", letD all re a##irm that itD not wor( #or children%

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#efinition of the !hild 9 Article 1 and ; < =;<;>

2hy and how to define a child ? ; ;

!hildren are not little adults with little ri3hts

,rom a biological point of view a child is a person who is not of age to have children. Thede.elopment o# a child i a proce more or le continuou that pa e throu$h e.eral ta$e :

0 to 28 da" , newborn

28 da" to 2 "ear , in#ant

2 to 4 "ear , earl" childhood

4 to 13 "ear , childhood, the term preadole cent i al ocommonl" u ed

e$innin$ at 13 "ear o# a$e, pubert" mar( a period o#tran ition #rom childhood to adulthood% ;unctionin$ o# thehormonal " tem that will pro.o(e the pea( o# ph" ical$rowth, maturation o# the reproducti.e " tem and

ph" ical chan$e all occur%

The $reat cultural di##erence that e i t amon$ countrie a well a the i$ni#icant ph" ical andemotional chan$e in.ol.ed in pa in$ #rom childhood to adulthood ha.e brou$ht attention to theneed to #ind a con en ual de#inition, a $lobal re#erence that i .alid and acceptable to all and thatallow each child to be e uall" ta(en into account, re$ardle o# where in the world he i %

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The United @ation thu drew up a de#inition o# the child o that all countrie ha.in$ rati#ied theinternational *on.ention o# the 'i$ht o# the *hild hare the ame re#erence, which i laid downin Article 1 o# the *on.ention :

O A child mean e.er" human bein$ below the a$e o# ei$hteen "ear unle under the law

applicable to the child, ma orit" i attained earlier?

Than( to the *on.ention, it became .er" imple to de#ine a child, which i a human bein$ under 18 "ear o# a$e, unle the law o# hi or her countr" deem him or her to be an adult at an earliera$e, which i rare%

The #uture

Accordin$ to U@!*E; e timate , 130 million children are born each "ear% !n man" countrie ,the" repre ent more than 50P o# the population%

It is a5solutely essential that the ri3hts of children are respected so that first of all theysurvive and are helped to mature and develop in harmony

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#omestic violence and children•

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)ome tic .iolence a##ect children% All children are a##ected emotionall" b" witne in$ .iolence%*hildren who witne re$ular act o# dome tic &#amil"+ .iolence ha.e $reater emotional and beha.ioural problem than other children% Some o# the immediate e##ect ma" includeni$htmare , an iet", withdrawal and bedwettin$%

5o(esti violen e !o$ten alled M$a(ily violen eN" an in lude physi al, verbal,sexual or e(otional abuse -hildren who witness re'ular a ts o$ violen e have'reater e(otional and behavioural proble(s than other hildren Even very youn'hildren an be pro$oundly $ri'htened and a>e ted

#ontrary to $o$ular belie& , witnessin' episodes o$ violen e between people theylove an a>e t youn' hildren as (u h as i$ they were the vi ti(s o$ the violen e

I$ the abused partner $ears $or their sa$ety, or $or the sa$ety o$ their hildren, it isi(portant to ta7e the hildren away $ro( the situation as soon as possible

'hort<term effects of domestic violence

A childD re pon e to repeated dome tic .iolence depend on a number o# #actor includin$ theira$e, $ender, per onalit" and #amil" role% Some o# the immediate e##ect can include:

• lamin$ them el.e #or the .iolence• E periencin$ leepin$ di##icultie , uch a ni$htmare

• 'e$re ion to an earlier ta$e o# de.elopment, uch a thumb uc(in$ and bedwettin$

• ecomin$ increa in$l" an iou or #ear#ul

• )i pla"in$ a$$re i.e or de tructi.e beha.iour

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• Startin$ to withdraw #rom people and e.ent

• ecomin$ a .ictim or perpetrator o# bull"in$

• Startin$ to how cruelt" to animal

• E periencin$ tre related illne e , uch a headache or tomach pain• )i pla"in$ peech di##icultie , uch a tutterin$

• 9i u in$ dru$ and alcohol &in "oun$ adult +%

Lon3<term effects of domestic violence

A child $rowin$ up in an abu i.e hou ehold learn to ol.e their problem u in$ .iolence, ratherthan throu$h more peace#ul mean % Some o# the lon$ term e##ect ma" include cop"in$ their

parental role model and beha.in$ in imilarl" de tructi.e wa" in their adult relation hip %

*hildren ma" learn that it i acceptable to beha.e in a de$radin$ wa" to other people, a the"ha.e een thi occur in the .iolent epi ode the" witne ed% Appropriate upport and coun ellin$will help children to $row up learnin$ how to relate to other with tru t and re pect%

#ru3 and alcohol dependence

Some parent who are dependent on alcohol or other dru$ are unable to care #or their childrenappropriatel" and ma" hurt or ne$lect their children% ;or ome, the dependence on alcohol ordru$ i o o.erwhelmin$ that it ta(e priorit" o.er e.er"thin$ el e, includin$ loo(in$ a#ter theirchildrenD need %

*hildren need con i tenc" in their routine i# the" are to de.elop tru t and a en e o# ecurit",which ome parent who are dependent on alcohol or dru$ ma" be unable to $i.e them%roblematic parental dru$ and alcohol u e ma" a##ect the child in the #ollowin$ wa" :

• @ot $ettin$ all their nutritional need met• E periencin$ chool and learnin$ problem

• )e.elopin$ emotional problem related to an iet" or tre

•

o o# tru t in adult• >a.in$ an increa ed ri ( o# mental illne or uicide in later li#e

• )e.elopin$ an increa ed ri ( o# ub tance mi u e%

'eek support to stop the violence

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)ome tic .iolence doe not re ol.e it el#% !# "ou ee( upport to ta(e action a$ain t .iolence, ithow "our child that abu e i not acceptable and hould be topped% There are pro#e ionalor$ani ation that can help both partner to con#ront and chan$e their de tructi.e beha.iour %

See "our doctor #or ad.ice and re#erral, or call a parentin$ or dome tic .iolence helpline% A parent who ha problem with alcohol or other dru$ dependence need pro#e ional treatment,includin$ coun ellin$ or medical treatment% !n the meantime, (eep all harm#ul ub tance out o#the reach o# children%

"ow to help your child

Qou can help "our child emotionall" reco.er #rom dome tic .iolence in man" wa" :• Fet upport to ta(e action a$ain t the .iolence%• rotect children #rom .iolence b" ta(in$ them to a a#e place%

• Tell the child that abu i.e beha.iour i wron$ and be a role model #or other wa" o#mana$in$ an$er and ol.in$ problem %

• 'ea ure the child that none o# the .iolent epi ode were their #ault in an" wa"%

• Tell them how much "ou lo.e them and cuddle them o#ten%

• Encoura$e them to tal( openl" about their #eelin$ %

• Fet e tra help #or "our child i# nece ar"%

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Enli t a tru ted adult to pro.ide "our child with emotional upport%• See( pro#e ional help, uch a coun ellin$, #or all #amil" member %

*hild Abu e Simpl" Stated

Simpl" tated, *hild abu e i the bad treatment o# a child under the a$e o# 18 b" a parent,careta(er, omeone li.in$ in their home or omeone who wor( with or around children% Abu eo# a child i an"thin$ that cau e in ur" or put the child in dan$er o# ph" ical in ur"% *hild abu ecan be ph" ical & uch a burn or bro(en bone +, e ual & uch a touchin$ o# pri.ate part orince t+, or emotional & uch a belittlin$ or callin$ the child name +% @e$lect happen when a

parent or re pon ible careta(er #ail to pro.ide ade uate uper.i ion, #ood, clothin$, helter orother ba ic #or a child% *hild abu e i an" action &or lac( o#+ which endan$er or impair a

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childD ph" ical, mental or emotional health and de.elopment% *hild abu e occur in di##erentwa" % All #orm o# abu e and ne$lect are harm#ul to the child%

*hild abu e ma" be:

•

Physical hittin$, ha(in$, burn , human bite , tran$ulation%• &motional con tant di appro.al, belittlin$, con tant tea in$%

• 'e ual #ondlin$, the howin$ o# pri.ate part b" an adult, e ual intercour e, oral andanal e , #orcin$ a child to watch while other ha.e e ual intercour e, ince t,

porno$raph"%

• Ne3lect ab ence o# ade uate #ood, helter, emotional and ph" ical ecurit", and medicalcare%

Physical a5use i an" ph" ical in ur" to a child that i not accidental% Emotional and p "cholo$ical abu e i when a child i not nurtured and i not pro.ided with lo.e and ecurit"%

Psycholo3ical a5use occur when children are not pro.ided with the nece ar" en.ironment tode.elop mentall" andRor emotionall"%

'e ual a5use i when the child i in.ol.ed in an" e ual acti.it" with an adult or another childwho i either older or more power#ul%

Ne3lect i depri.in$ a child o# their ba ic need % The e include #ood, clothin$, warmth andhelter, emotional and ph" ical ecurit" and protection, medical and dental care, cleanline ,education, and uper.i ion%

!# "ou u pect that a child "ou (now or "ou are omeone who i e periencin$ an" o# the e t"peo# abu e, plea e chec( out our more detailed de#inition and indicator %

Qou mi$ht al o call "our local child abu e in#ormation or reportin$ number #ound in "ourtelephone boo( or throu$h "our telephone in#ormation er.ice%

;or tho e li.in$ within the United State , our web ite pro.ide "ou with in#ormation to reportchild abu e in each tate%

What i )ome tic GiolenceN

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)ome tic .iolence can ta(e di##erent #orm , but it $oal i alwa" the ame: Batterers want tocontrol their domestic partners through fear. They do this by regularly abusing them physically,

sexually, psychologically and economically.

>ere are ome o# the #orm dome tic .iolence can ta(e:

P"/'I!AL A$.'&

>ittin$ Slappin$ Cic(in$ *ho(in$ u hin$ unchin$ eatin$%

(&%$AL A$.'&

*on tant critici m 9a(in$ humiliatin$ remar( @ot re pondin$ to what the .ictim i a"in$ 9oc(in$ @ame callin$ Qellin$ Swearin$ !nterruptin$ *han$in$ the ub ect%

'&@.AL (IOL&N!&

;orcin$ e on an unwillin$ partner )emandin$ e ual act that the .ictim doe not want to per#orm )e$radin$ treatment%

I'OLA)ION

9a(in$ it hard #or the .ictim to ee #riend and relati.e 9onitorin$ phone call 'eadin$ mail *ontrollin$ where the .ictim $oe Ta(in$ the .ictimD car (e" %

!O&%!ION

9a(in$ the .ictim #eel $uilt" u hin$ the .ictim into deci ion Sul(in$ 9anipulatin$children and other #amil" member Alwa" in i tin$ on bein$ ri$ht 9a(in$ up impo ibleLrule M and puni hin$ the .ictim #or brea(in$ them%

"A%A''M&N)

;ollowin$ or tal(in$ Embarra in$ the .ictim in public *on tantl" chec(in$ up on the .ictim 'e#u in$ to lea.e when a (ed%

&!ONOMI! !ON)%OL

@ot pa"in$ bill 'e#u in$ to $i.e the .ictim mone" @ot lettin$ the .ictim wor( !nter#erin$with the .ictimD ob 'e#u in$ to wor( and upport the #amil"%

A$.'IN* )%.')

"in$ rea(in$ promi e Withholdin$ important in#ormation ein$ un#aith#ul ein$o.erl" ealou @ot harin$ dome tic re pon ibilitie %

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)"%&A)' AN# IN)IMI#A)ION

Threatenin$ to harm the .ictim, the children, #amil" member and pet U in$ ph" ical iIe tointimidate Shoutin$ Ceepin$ weapon and threatenin$ to u e them%

&MO)IONAL 2I)""OL#IN*

@ot e pre in$ #eelin$ @ot $i.in$ compliment @ot pa"in$ attention @ot re pectin$ the.ictimD #eelin$ , ri$ht and opinion @ot ta(in$ the .ictimD concern eriou l"%

#&')%.!)ION O- P%OP&%)/

)e tro"in$ #urniture unchin$ wall Throwin$ thin$ rea(in$ di he %

'&L- #&')%.!)I(& $&"A(IO%

Abu in$ dru$ or alcohol Threatenin$ el# harm or uicide )ri.in$ rec(le l" )eliberatel"doin$ thin$ that will cau e trouble &li(e tellin$ o## the bo +%

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