1. Child Labor in El Salvador Jaileen Mares & Nancy Orta Period 1 English Mrs.kheyfets May 5, 2015

2. Country Facts ●It is located in North America. ●The capital is San Salvador. ●The type of government they have is Constitutional Republic and Presidential System.

3. 5 facts about El Salvador ❏ Their official language is Spanish ❏ 36.5 is below the poverty rate ❏ 6.34 is the population for El Salvador ❏ some places to visit are:Lake Coatepeque,El Boquerón National Park,and Teatro Nacional de El Salvador ❏ El Salvador is the “land of the volcanoes”

4. Child Labor Laws ❏ Increase fines for violations of labor laws, including child labor ❏ Minimum Age for Work : age 14 ❏ Minimum Age for Hazardous Work: age 18 ❏ List of Hazardous Occupations Prohibited for Children ❏ Free Public Education

5. Child Labor Condition ●Dangerous work (machetes, and other sharp knives to cut sugarcanes. ) ●They work nine hours each day in the hot sun. ●El Salvador is one of five countries in Latin America to participate in an International Labor Organization Time-Bound Program.

6. Products Produced ●Coffee ●Fireworks ●Shellfish ●Sugarcane

7. Promoting Awareness ❏ Informational Online Campaign ❏ Make signs and start a protest ❏ Create donation fundraiser to send money to those families

8. Extra Credit Child Abuse U.S ➢ Sierra Carpenter,Chattanooga,TN,Abuser age 16,Victim's age 18 months ➢ It lasted more than Her whole LIFE!!!, she died from abuse and head drama ➢ Abuser went to jail, Victim died ➢ Her whole life was a tragedy, she died & mom ended up in jail,the consequence of abuser was fair she was in jail her whole life after victim died

9. Organizations Prevent Child Abuse America 228 South Wabash Avenue 10th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: 312.663.3520 Fax: 312.939.8962 E-mail: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 1.800.CHILDREN (1.800.244.5373) Information and Referral HFA National Office www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org

10. . Our Address National Children's Alliance 516 C Street NE Washington, DC 20002 202-548-0090