Alana MoreenChild Labor5/11/14Jodi BestIntroduction: No one ever thought that the issue of child labor would one day make the situation out of control. In Somalia, in 2011, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) made slight progress in its efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The head of the defense forces adopted an order in 2011 prohibiting the recruitment and use of child soldiers, and this order was distributed to the armed forces. Additionally, the TFG partnered with the UN and the African Union Mission in Somalia to develop procedures for screening Somali security force recruits for underage candidates. Furthermore, Somalia does not have a coherent and functioning government, nor the legal framework, law enforcement, policies and programs needed to combat the worst forms of child labor. Children in Somalia today continue to experience the worst forms of child labor. Somalis worry about the health of their children because some of them may be involved in many dangerous situations, such as planting roadside bombs or serving as human shields or suicide bombers. Many of these children come from very poor families and work to support their families and their own education. Their deprivation of income has led some children to seek different, less well-paid work, or even to engage in prostitution in some cases. Continued conflict has led to famine, massacre and displacement of thousands of Somalis. Child labor in Somalia is the second worst country on the global list of countries where child labor occurs, and rightly so. Due to the fall of the government after the 1988 civil war, Somalia fell to a harsh labor community and lack of enforcement of certain rules and laws; specifically, for children and their lack of education...... middle of paper ......tle and understanding how to run their own community, I believe this will help them greatly. All Somalis need is time to understand what they are doing for the future of their community by putting their children to work in such harsh conditions. We can help by volunteering to find jobs for adults to replace working children and help them stabilize a strong government. I believe that if the Somali government abolishes child trafficking and enforces laws on the education of young people, they will become a much happier community. Somalia is the second country in the world most affected by child labor and is now fortunate to no longer be. With my solution, they will find happiness and a better future for their own community and their children. Somalia has the opportunity to change its ways and make its future brighter, which will work in its favor..