Industrial Revolution vs. Present day Brazil CHILD LABOUR Industrial Revolution vs. Present day Brazil By: Morgan Yard

ABOUT BRAZIL Brazil is located in South America by Peru and Colombia Population of over 200 million people Over 1 million kids are in child labour The capital of Brazil is Brasilia Portuguese is their official language The main religion is Roman Catholic

ENGLAND DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION During the time of the Industrial Revolution the world we know today was evolving very quickly. Yes, we all know that our phones and laptops etc. weren’t even really thought of back then but without this time period there would be a slim chance that those electronics would be here today. Anyway, a lot of things we’re invented during this revolution but machines couldn’t just run on their own, they needed people to run and monitor them. Unfortunatley most of the time that was children. Kids we’re abused and pushed to their limits which sometimes lead to death. If the the job didn’t kill them then the injuries or the harmful fumes and material would.

BRAZIL Brazil is a very beautiful country with kilometers of white sand beaches and rich culture. Sounds like a perfect place to grow up and be a kid. Well that’s what I thought, kids have to work just to survive, work so they can go to school and learn. It doesn’t really sound like a place I would want to grow up and raise my kids. The thing is not all kids in Brazil have to work but why do some have to?

WHY DID THEY WORK? Brazil England - They are living in poverty - They want to go to school - Their parents have forced them to increase the amount of money the family has - Human trafficking - Most kids lived in very poor families - Everyone in their families had to work - Education was not required so they had to work instead - They we’re small and could fit in small places

WHERE DID THEY WORK? Brazil England - Agriculture (harvesting, planting and cattle ranching) - Industry (making of footwear and bricks) - Services (begging and scavenging) - Human trafficking (sex trade) - Industry (textile factories, mines and fabric weaving) - Services (chimney cleaning)

AGES, WAGES AND CONDITIONS England Brazil - Started to work at about the age of 5 years old - Wages we’re very low - Many of the kids we’re beaten - Their bodies we’re deformed and growth was stunted - Most kids died young - Most kids start work between the ages of 5 – 17 - They get payed based on how much they make or harvest etc. - It is very easy for the kids to get injured on the job

POLITICAL AND LEGAL MOVEMENTS Brazil England - The president of Brazil has attempted to stop child labour - Kids work illegally because they need the money - Children are forced to work illegally - Factory Act of 1802 – illegal for kids to work more than 12 hours in cotton mills - In 1819 it became illegal to hire children under the age of 9 years old in the textile industry - In 1824 labour unions we’re created - In 1833 was the Regulation of Child labour Law

AGRICULTURE IN BRAZIL - Plant apples, sugar cane and palm (oil) are the main things planted - They have very long hours out in the fields - They are paid by how much they harvest in that day - Safest job area that a child can have

CONCLUSION In conclusion, I think that child labour is something that no kid should have to go through. Kids should be able to play and go to school without having to work. The way these kids we’re and are treated is awful and it needs to be stopped. The only problem is that some of these kids need these jobs to survive.

HOW WE CAN STOP THIS Child labour can be stopped or at least improved is by getting help from and funding groups like UNICEF and Free The Children. They are very good associations that help with this sort of thing. Also if the government of Brazil (or any country considering Brazil isn’t the only country with child labour) could give safe jobs to children where they get good pay and are treated with respect.

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