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Restavek Children are Not Satisfied with Their Finances

Researchers interviewed 1,113 male and 1,634 female child domestic workers (CDW). Particularly, they surveyed about their satisfaction with their financial situation. Also, they categorized their answers into the five categories. These were: Very Dissatisfied, Somewhat Dissatisfied, Somewhat Satisfied, and Very Satisfied. In general, domestic workers in rural Haiti had the highest rates of dissatisfaction. Specifically, 57 …

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Majority of Children Earn Less than One Dollar in Haiti for doing Domestic Work

The majority of children in Haiti earn one dollar or less for doing domestic work, according to data from 2013-14. The most common payment for all children is 90 cents for doing hard domestic work daily. The earning power of a Child Domestic Worker or CDW is much worse than a non-CDW. A very small …

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Restavek Children Get Little or No Support for Their Education

Overall, 71 percent of school-age Restavek or child domestic workers (CDW) attend school. 29 percent do not attend school. Generally, 81 percent of CDW had no support for education. In particular, family members (10 percent) or others (8 percent) supported the rest. For those not attending school, 88 percent don’t have any kind of support. …

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Most Restavek Girls Don’t Complete their Primary Education compared to Boys

Most Child Domestic Workers cannot complete their primary education. To begin with, they have to work and earn for themselves and their families. The situation is bad for both girls and boys. According to data, 44 percent of girls have only attained incomplete primary education. Likewise, only 30 percent of Haitian boys have attained …

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households most severely impacted physical damages to houses or property.

Impacts of Devastating 2010 Earthquake on Restavek Children-Detailed by Department and Type of Loss

Researchers canvassed all departments in Haiti and surveyed 2,078 households. In general, the earthquake affected 10 percent of households or 210 of them. Notably, the households in the Ouest and Sud-Est Departments were the most harmed. This is in reference to physical damages to houses or property. Specifically, 14.1 percent of the households in …

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