伊朗街区充斥非法童工

Iranian Streets Are Full of Children Working Illegally

伊朗街区充斥非法童工

 

Ali walks the streets of Tehran daily. At 9-years-old he already has a job selling razors.

 

The three to four dollars he earns a day goes to help his parents.

 

Ali (through interpretation): I don't go to school. I work.

 

Iranian law prevents children under the age of 15 from working. But the law excludes domestic work. Street children are often working for their parents and the law is unclear on how these cases should be treated.

 

Masha Taiyar is a children's rights advocate in Iran. She believes there needs to be stricter enforcement of child labor¹ laws by the government.

 

Masha Taiyar (through interpretation): For example, there must be special investigators² -- despite the fact that we know that child labor is prohibited -- whom we can send into homes, send other places, to see that child works and that the employer gets interrogated⁴.

 

The government says it is difficult to estimate the number of street children working illegally. But some non-governmental organizations believe there are 35,000 street children working in Tehran alone.

 

The House of Children is one non-governmental organization trying to help get children off the streets. The group provides education and healthcare for about 400 children.

 

Eshrat Gholipour works at the House of Children and says their work is vital.

 

Eshrat Gholipour (through interpretation): In other words, if the participation⁵ of NGOs [non-governmental organizations] didn't exist, certainly the government in its social activities for working children would remain unsuccessful. Because just as I know, and all our friends know and you know, street children are not limited to Iran -- it's a worldwide phenomenon.

 

Government officials say they are supporting the non-governmental organizations. They are also offering financial assistance and jobs to families that ask for help. But children's rights advocates believe more needs to be done to get children off the street.

 

Margaret Besheer, VOA news.

 

注释：

razor [5reizE] n. 剃刀

exclude [iks5klu:d] vt. 排除

enforcement [in5fC:smEnt] n. 执行，强制

prohibit [prE5hibit] vt. 禁止

interrogate³ [in5terE^eit] vt. 审问，询问

phenomenon [fi5nCminEn] n. 现象

advocate [5AdvEkit] n. 提倡者

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 interrogate   

vt.讯问，审问，盘问

参考例句：

• The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
• We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。

4 interrogated   

v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
• Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。