Global Citizenship 2.1 Child Labour

Let's think about children and work
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Let's think about children and work

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What sort of work have you done?

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Discuss in groups
1. What was the main reason why  you did this work?
2. Did you enjoy the work? 
3.Did you feel good about it?
 4. Were you sometimes forced to work or did you work voluntarily? 
5.Is it common for other  people of your age elsewhere in the world to do regular work? Why is  that? 



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  Would–you–rather–work–or–study?

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Form pairs or small groups
Read the card you have been given
Talk about the specific case, include explain some of the reasons for child 
labour and characterize its impact on children, their families and all of society.


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Talk about the specific case, include explain some of the reasons for child 
labour and characterize its impact on children, their families and all of society.

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Why do children work?
Poverty, discrimination and marginalisation are the main drivers of child labour. Children in poor circumstances work because work is seen as the best use of their time in contributing to the needs of the family and preparing them for the life they are expected to lead.
Poverty leads millions of children into paying jobs or – especially for young girls – domestic work that may even be unpaid but removes the burden of feeding and housing the child.

In emergency situations - during or after conflicts or natural disasters - families who have had to flee from their homes often have to use their children to earn money just to pay for food.

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Child labour is not always illegal
In many countries children working under the age of 18 is illegal - but not in all. Families and employers often hide what they are doing because they worry they will be taken to court or sent to prison for having child labourers.



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What countries have child labourers?
Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan have the highest number of child labourers. They have also been affected for many years by wars and conflicts and have the highest numbers of children not at school.


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War
Years of conflict in Syria has seen a dramatic increase in poverty among Syrian families and forced more children into the labour force, especially as refugees face restrictions to legal work from host country governments. 

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In pairs
Discuss the inequality of 
opportunities in the world.

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