Child labor Use Rises In China

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-09-03-china-labor_N.htm

Child labor is a growing problem in China, a monitoring group said Monday, adding to long-standing concerns voiced by human rights groups and even the International Olympic Committee.
A combination of poverty, weak laws, and defects in the education system are allowing the practice to flourish, the Hong Kong-based China Labor Bulletin said.

Authorities need to strengthen enforcement against using children, boost education spending and allow non-government organizations a freer hand to help child workers, the group said in a report.

"While poverty is a necessary condition for the creation of child labor, it is by no means the only condition," CLB said. Eliminating child labor in China "does not necessarily require the prior elimination of poverty," it said.

China's Foreign Ministry did not respond immediately Monday when asked to comment. Calls to the Labor Ministry and departments entrusted with children's welfare were not answered.