{"id":1487,"date":"2021-09-23T09:50:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2021-09-23T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:50:27","slug":"is-this-the-year-to-start-protecting-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2021\/09\/23\/is-this-the-year-to-start-protecting-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this the year to start protecting children?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-480x299.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Nations certainly thinks so, and has backed a unanimously adopted resolution to shift from commitments to action.  2021 has been named the <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few statistics show the importance of continuing the effort.  According to the  International Labour Organization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>152 million children across the world are still involved in child labor<\/li><li>The problem is concentrated in agriculture, services, and industries. <\/li><li>With COVID-19, many children have been prevented from attending school, and have suffered from loss of family income.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The worst forms of child labour involve children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses and\/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities \u2013 often at a very early age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Labour Organization will be leading the effort and has a website for more information at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/endchildlabour2021.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/endchildlabour2021.org<\/a>  or you can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/endchildlabour2021.org\/newsletter-contact-form\/\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for their newsletter here<\/a>.  Let&#8217;s put an end to all slavery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots.jpg 756w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 756px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stock photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@lucashew?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Lucas Metz<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a 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it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[119,222,304,23,49],"class_list":["post-1487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","tag-child-abuse","tag-child-labor","tag-child-slavery","tag-human-trafficking","tag-slavery"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-150x94.jpg",150,94,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-300x187.jpg",300,187,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"large":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-400x250.jpg",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-400x284.jpg",400,284,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-510x382.jpg",510,382,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-400x399.jpg",400,399,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640.jpg",640,399,false],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210923-Child-labor-640-480x299.jpg",433,270,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>With 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