This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quiz and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
Items in this lesson
Let's think about children and work
Slide 1 - Slide
What sort of work have you done?
Slide 2 - Open question
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?
Slide 3 - Slide
Would–you–rather–work–or–study?
Slide 4 - Slide
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.
Slide 5 - Slide
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.
Slide 6 - Slide
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.
Slide 7 - Slide
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.
Slide 8 - Slide
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.
Slide 9 - Slide
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.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
