Ripe for abuse: Palestinian child labour in Israeli agricultural settlements in the West Bank (April 2015)

13th April 2015

Ripe for abuse: Palestinian child labour in Israeli agricultural settlements in the West Bank (April 2015)

Hundreds of Palestinian children work on Israeli settlement farms in the occupied West Bank, the majority located in the Jordan Valley. This Human Rights Watch report documents rights abuses against Palestinian children as young as 11 years old, who earn around US $19 for a full day working in the settlement agricultural industry. Many drop out of school and work in conditions that can be hazardous due to pesticides, dangerous equipment, and extreme heat.