Iran Daily: "Rehab Programs Face Legal Constraints
Presently, there are 30,000 vagabond kids across the country.
Deputy head of the State Welfare Organization said legal pitfalls have impeded implementation of the Plan to Empower Child Laborers, IRNA reported.
Hassan Alam-ul-Hodaei noted that child laborers and street kids are divided into two groups of under 14 and above 14, adding that the main problems pertain to the under-14 age group.
He continued that based on the Labor Law, the minimum legal age for working is 14, and that the law falls short of supporting the underage group. "Given that a large number of child laborers are under 14, it is impractical to provide them with jobs and support under the scheme," he analyzed.
"Therefore, it has been decided that monthly endowments be paid to the families of these kids. About nine billion rials has been earmarked for this purpose which can bring 3,000 families under the scheme's coverage."
Alam-ul-Hodaei put the present number of vagabond kids at 30,000 across the country, of whom 13.5 percent are homeless and kept in 33 SWO shelters.
He specified, "Another 57.5 percent are child laborers who are the breadwinners of their families and 37.5 percent work for other reasons.""
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