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Child Labour By: David, Nina, and Jeff
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Who enforces Child Labour?
Who are the victims: Young children/teens – they are easily influenced. 3rd world countries mostly. Home life- not good Who are the enslavers: Terrorist groups, families, individuals, ex: ISIS, parents.
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What is Child Labour Parents are getting their children taken away forcefully because of debt or fear of violence. Children are not getting educated and they are malnourished and abused. Children can be manipulated in to working where they don’t want to. They don’t get paid enough or at all. They are forced to do long hours. They are usually confined to a space. usually not allowed to see their parents or not allowed to leave at all.
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Treatment of slaves: financial profit selling organs for money
physical and sexual abuse threats to them or their family sometimes drugged
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Where does Child Labour occur?
5. Democratic Republic of Congo. Labor conditions in the DRC came into focus during the Beijing Olympics, when it was reported that some of the iron ore used to construct China's stadiums was mined by hand by children in the central African nation. 4. Sudan. In the war-torn nation of Sudan, in North Africa, children are commonly recruited as child soldiers, or to be used for forced labor on farms. 3. Somalia. Close to 40 per cent of all children under 15 under are put to work in Somalia, where they engage in the worst forms of child labor. 2. North Korea. In North Korea there have been numerous reports of child 're-education through labor', where youths are placed in labor camps as punishment for political offences. 1. Myanmar. In Myanmar (Burma), where 40 per cent of children never enroll in school, the Burmese army recruits youths as young as 12 years old.
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Where does child labour occur?
Countries with the worst child labor: Eritrea Somalia Congo Sudan
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Where does Child Labor occur?
10. Ethiopia. around 60 per cent of Ethiopian children are put to work to supplement family income. Most work as domestics, farm hands and in the nation's poorly developed gold mines. 9. Pakistan. Children continue to be abducted, rented, bought and sold in Pakistan 8. Burundi. Almost a quarter of all children aged 4-15 are said to be involved in child labor, including slavery, in the small East African nation of Burundi. 7. Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, where children make up half the population, more than 30 per cent of primary-school aged children go to work in cement, textile and food processing industries, or in the poppy fields 6. Zimbabwe. A large number of Zimbabwean children work, unofficially, in the country's chrome, diamond and gold mines.
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When does Child Labour start?
Child Labor started mainly in the late 1700's and early 1800’s when power-driven machines replaced hand labor for making most manufactured items. At this time, factories really came into business, hiring young children for very small amounts. Since operating power-drivin machines did not require adult strength, children were the ideal solution. Children had always worked, especially in farming. But factory work was something different. It was hard on a kid. A child with a factory job might work 12 to 18 hours a day, 6 days a week, to earn a dollar. Many children began working before the age of 7, tending machines in spinning mills or carrying heavy loads. The factories were often damp, dark, and dirty. Some children worked underground and in coal mines. The working children had no time to play or go to school, and little time to rest. They often became sick. By 1810, about 2 million school-age children were working 50- to 70-hour weeks. Most came from poor families and had to help out their family by working. Britain was the first to pass laws regulating child labor. From 1802 to 1878, a series of laws gradually shortened the working hours, improved the conditions, and raised the age at which children could work. Other European countries adopted similar laws. It took several more decades to reduce the amount of child labor. However, it was never fully stopped. Child labor still Happens to this day, but has improved a lot.
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Why does Child Labour occur?
Poverty No access to school The parent(s) sell the child Child takes parent or older siblings place in work Some children are enslaved by family members Tradition
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How does Child Labour occur?
Neoliberal Capitalism benefits from it: Cheap labor Children are less likely to complain or revolt Children are also easy to intimidate Owners ignore the law
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How to Prevent Child Labour
Eliminating poverty Check laws regarding child labor Identify hazardous work Reduce hours for children under the minimum age. Check your suppliers Better monitoring system
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Organizations fighting against:
-Global march.com- worldwide network of world trade unions, teachers and civil society organizations the work together towards the shared goals of eliminating, preventing all forms of child labor. -U.N.I.C.E.F. - (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) works with 190 countries to save children and protect their rights and help them fulfil their potential. -S.C.R.E.A.M - (Supporting Child Rights Education Arts Media) to help emanate child labor.
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After effects: hard time adapting back to society
PTSD (Post Dramatic Stress Disorder) Depression suicidal tendencies loss of family connection poor, not cared for, not educated No self confidence overall not heathy
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Thank you! Any questions???
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Sources "Child Labor." Reviewed by Milton Fried. The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, Web. 26 June (april )
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