1. Child labour in Sri Lanka and The industrial revolution
By:Ana Ralea

2. My country
Sri Lanka is in the northern Indian Ocean, off the southern coast of South Asia

3. Geography of Sri Lanka -Low, flat rolling plains
-Lies on 2 billion year old granite rock
-Is divided into 3 different zones

4. Politics “Presedential representative democratic republic”
-This means the president is the head of state and government.
-Their civil service structure divides the country into 25 districts, each with its own secretary.

5. Resources -Plantation agriculture brings in tea, rubber and coconut.
-natural resources: gemstones, graphite, ilmente, iron ore, limestone, quartz, mica, industrial clays, salt, titanium, monazite and zircon.

6. Resources cont. -Peasant agriculture; rice
-Best quality black tea in the world
-Fishing is an important occupation for people living along the coast

7. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
-Represents .10% of the world’s economy
-Average income per year for an average person is $5,900
-Tea brings in $700 million a year
-Gem mines bring in $1.5
billion a year

8. Cultural groups
-Are divided into ethnic groups by language and religion

9. Sinhalese -Largest group in the country -74% of the population
-Speak Sinhala
-Buddhist faith

10. Tamils -18% of the population -Speak Tamil
-divided into Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Tamils
-Most of them are Hindu

11. Muslims -7% of the population -Practice the religion of Islam
-Divided into 3 sections; Sri-Lankan Moors, Indian Moors and the Malays

12. Burghers
-Go by European cultures
-Christians
-0.3% of the population

13. Population -Total population: 17 million
-City populations: 750,000 to 8,000
-Capital city: Colombo: 752,993
-Child labourers: approximately 900,000 (as of 1999)

14. City workers -Work in construction and transnational factories
-Involved in prostitution
-Live difficult lives
-High suicide rate

15. Country workers -Pick tea leaves and work mainly in tea crops
-Low paid
-Have bad housing conditions

16. Child labourers-Who -90% girls, who work in urban areas
-The few boys that work, are mainly in rural areas

17. Child labourers-Why -Lots of household poverty
-1/5th of the population live below the poverty line
-Most kids that drop out of school end up as child labourers

18. Child labourers-Age
-There is a law in Sri Lanka stating the minimum age of employment is 14
-Many people disrespect it and most child labourers are under 14 years old
-More dangerous jobs are given to kids years old

19. Child labourers-Injuries
-Work underground, under water, at dangerous heights, confined spaces and other hazardous areas
-Exposed to hazardous substances
-Work with dangerous machinery
-Noise levels or vibrations can damage health

20. Child labourers-Working conditions
-Physical, psychological and/or sexual abuse
-Work long hours during the night
-Child is confined to premises of the employer
-Left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities

21. Child labourers-Jobs -Workers in gem mines; ruby mines mainly
-Rural agriculture livelihoods; tea labourers
-Domestic workers;Girls working in households as maids and prostitutes

22. How NGO’s are helping
-SAAGN(South Asian Alliance Of Grassroots NGO’s) is working to eliminate child labour in gem mines by bringing the children back to school and supplying them with necessary equipment.

23. UNICEF
-UNICEF is gathering money donations to improve health, nutrition, education, water, sanitation, and child protection in Sri Lanka.

24. Laws against child labour
-In Sri Lanka they have passed laws against child labour stating:
*A child can only be employed by a parent or guardian.
*They can only work before or after regular school hours.

25. *Children under the age of 18 cannot work in place that endanger life or limb.
*Children under 16 are not allowed to work in underground mines.
*Children under 14 are not allowed to work in a shop or office.

26. Similarities between child labour in Sri Lanka and child labour in the industrial revolution
-Both kids have to work because they live in poverty and can’t get a proper education.
-Both have really long work hours and are abused by their employers and other adults.
-Both are very malnourished because they don’t have enough money to buy food
-Both grow up with body deformities and illnesses
-Both are exposed to very loud atmospheres with deafening machines

27. Differences Sri Lanka (2014) England (1800’s)
-Many laws against child labour that aren’t obeyed
~Exposed mainly to dangerous places with little room to move
-Children are working on farms, mines and as domestic workers
~Both kids and adults are getting paid little to nothing compared to the income of the country
-90% of the child labourers are girls
England (1800’s)
-No laws against the minimal age or how children are treated
~Exposed mainly to pollution and fluff and fiber filling their lungs
-Children were working in small spaces to fix machines and other stuff
~Children got paid a lot less than adults
-Both boys and girls working, inclining more towards boys