Transcript Child Labor Then and Now

 Families
depend on the
income
 Unavoidable
stage of
development.
 Essential for
competition
Breaker Boys

Name given to boys
that worked for coal
mines.
 Boys had to pick out
rocks and slate from
coal w/ bare hands.
 Handkerchiefs
 Tobacco
 Bodies
become physically
harmed.
 Children are deprived of
their childhood –
experience problems as
they age.
 Their job is all they know.

Ex. If you are a factory worker
from age 5 – 15, you are most
likely going to remain a factory
worker your whole life. It’s
human nature.
Endless Cycle of Poverty
POVERTY
CHILD LABOR
LACK
OF
EDUCATION

The International
Labor Organization
(ILO) has estimated
that 250 million
children between the
ages of five and
fourteen work in
developing countries
 Asia – 60%
 Africa-23%
 Central America - 8%

Largest % are working in
agriculture.
 Work for long hours in
scorching heat
 haul heavy loads of produce
 exposed to toxic pesticides
 suffer high rates of injury
from sharp knives and other
dangerous tools.
NIKE
NIKE
NESTLE
WALMART
Child Vendors
Boy Selling Newspaper
Girl Prepares Tobacco Leaves
Boy Crushing Cans
Small Child Working in Field
Child Welder
Child Welder