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Interventions For Child Labor In The Indian Brick Kiln Industry, Ishaan Nandwani
Interventions For Child Labor In The Indian Brick Kiln Industry, Ishaan Nandwani
Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference
Hazardous child labor is defined as work which, by its nature, is harmful to the health, safety, and moral of children. Hazardous child labor is notably found in the brick kiln industry of India. Families rely on their children to increase their productivity, largely due to debt bondage. Other reasons for child labor in this industry include barriers to educational opportunities and social implications resulting from the caste system. It is beneficial for intervention policies to prioritize eradicating debt bondage. However, this can only be accomplished if alternative working options are available. Previous efforts to increase working opportunities in rural …
Factors Influencing Distribution Of Prosthetic Devices In Iran: An Economic Analysis, Sarah Tensen
Factors Influencing Distribution Of Prosthetic Devices In Iran: An Economic Analysis, Sarah Tensen
Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference
An estimated 177,622 Iranians have suffered an injury resulting in amputation. Prosthetic devices in Iran are scarce due to wealth disparity, wars, and lack of vital resources. Without prosthetic devices, amputees face unemployment, homelessness, a lowered self-esteem and cannot fully participate in society. I examined economic factors influencing the distribution of prosthetic devices and reviewed articles that focus on healthcare costs, distributions and services, relationships between Iran and other countries, etiology of amputation to find a solution for the prosthetic distribution issues. I concluded issues resulted from high costs, unequal distributions of wealth and resources, unsafe conditions, and a deficit …