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Welcome to: Adult High School, Ottawa Humberview Secondary School, Bolton University of Toronto Schools, Toronto Vo

Welcome to: Adult High School, Ottawa Humberview Secondary School, Bolton University of Toronto Schools, Toronto Voices for Children members. Help Wanted: Working to end the worst forms of child labour and child slavery . Worst forms of Child Labour OR Child Work. Defining each term

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Welcome to: Adult High School, Ottawa Humberview Secondary School, Bolton University of Toronto Schools, Toronto Vo

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  1. Welcome to:Adult High School, OttawaHumberview Secondary School, BoltonUniversity of Toronto Schools, Toronto Voices for Children members

  2. Help Wanted: Working to end the worst forms of child labour and child slavery

  3. Worst forms of Child Labour OR Child Work • Defining each term • Quiz: In the “Chat Box” type your (school) name and your answer.

  4. Example 1 A 13 year old girl works for 9 hours in a brick making factory but is still able to go to school one day a week. She lifts heavy loads but is building her muscles and learning how to work.

  5. Example 2 A 12 year old boy works on his parents farm for 2 hours each evening after attending school during the day. He picks weeds, waters the fields, and feeds the goats

  6. Example 3 A 10 year old girl goes to school for only 4 hours per day, then spends the rest of the day working with her father cutting tobacco leaves for the person who controls all the land near their village

  7. Example 4 A 14 year old boy begins working on a boat where he is paid a little money but must work long hours. He is then sold to work on another boat owned by fishermen from Thailand. He had no choice in the decision.

  8. Example 5 A 13 year old Canadian girl is asked by her parents to do the household laundry and wash the dishes 3 times a week. She goes to school each day.

  9. Dorcas: A child miner in the Democratic Republic of Congo • Mining with her family • Dangerous health impacts • Possibly missing an education • Hopes for the future

  10. 126 million children doing dangerous work • That’s nearly 4 X the population of Canada

  11. 3D Jobs: Dirty, Dangerous, and Degrading • Dorcas is doing dirty, dangerous, and degrading work. • Other examples of 3D jobs.

  12. Questions? • Please use the “Raise Hand” button to get our attention.

  13. Artisanal Mining in the DRC • Dorcas– an artisanal miner • A BIG industry • Seen as normal work

  14. Will boycotts and tougher regulations solve the issue? • A lesson from U.S. legislation • Our work with companies

  15. World Vision’s Approach to Child Miners • An overall development approach • How child sponsorship helps

  16. Child Labourin the Cocoa Industry • Video clip of Abdul (see chat box) • A victim of child trafficking • Working 80-100 hours a week • Our connection

  17. Creating Protective Environments for Children • Please share how we can go about protecting children like Dorisand Abdul from working in 3D jobs? • Please use the “Raise Hand” button to get our attention.

  18. Safety skills • Participating in community • Education • Parent(s) have jobs • Family and Community ensure safety • Laws and polices implemented • Good justice and social system • Business and organizations do their part • Crisis safety

  19. Help Wanted: Working to End Child Slavery

  20. Shopping for Change • Choose FairTrade chocolate • Monitoring for Child labour • Farmers earn a fair wage

  21. Help stop child Trafficking • Sign our petition telling PM Stephen Harper to create a plan that addresses child trafficking both here and in other countries. • Download the petition and get other students to sign it.(Please return to World Vision by June 1st)

  22. Want to know more? • worldvision.ca/connect OR enchildslavery.ca • A link to this presentation will be sent today • Email: Nancy_delcol@worldvision.ca • Any Final Questions?

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