美國國務院年世界無童工日聲明
Statement 2012 on World Day Against Child Labor: Human Rights and Social Justice
2012年世界無童工日:人權與社會公正Spokesperson Victoria Nuland
美國國務院發言人維多利亞·紐蘭June 12, 2012
2012年6月12日
On this World Day Against Child Labor, we partner with members of the international community to reiterate our commitment to ending exploitative child labor around the world, with a particular recognition of the important relationship between eliminating child labor, and promoting broader human rights.
在世界無童工日這一天，我們與國際社會一道重申我們制止世界各地剝削童工勞動的行爲的承諾，並特別指出制止童工勞動與推進人權之間的重要關係。The most recent estimate by the International Labor Organization (ILO) suggests that 215 million boys and girls are involved in child labor throughout the world, often in hazardous and exploitative conditions. The U.S. Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report call attention to global trends in child labor each year.
根據國際勞工組織的最新估算數字，世界各地現有2.15億男女童工，他們經常在有害的環境中工作並遭受剝削。美國國務院發佈的《各國人權報告》和年度《人口販運問題報告》呼籲有關各方關注每年全球各地使用童工的趨勢。As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has stressed, "The exploitation of children anywhere should be a concern to people everywhere." Children in situations of exploitative child labor are deprived education, and lack the opportunities to rise to their full potential and lift themselves, their families and their communities out of a cycle of poverty.
正如希拉里·克林頓國務卿所指出的:"任何地方對兒童的剝削都應當爲各地人民所關注。"淪爲童工遭受剝削的兒童被剝奪了受教育的權利，他們缺乏發揮出自己的全部潛能並讓自己及家庭和社區擺脫貧困的惡性循環的機會。It is essential to continue to strengthen efforts to abolish child labor to ensure that the world's children remain free from exploitation. Through its labor diplomacy efforts in diplomatic missions, as well as key partnerships at home and abroad, the Department of State will continue to promote labor rights, and develop and implement effective approaches to combat exploitative child labor.
必須繼續加強努力廢除童工勞動，確保世界上的兒童不受剝削。國務院將通過其外交使團以及國內外的關鍵夥伴關係展開勞工外交工作來繼續倡導勞工權利，制定並執行打擊剝削童工行爲的有效方針。
