child labour

how many working children there are in the world

this boy was used to work the stones in exchange for a few pennies

An estimated 168 million children between the ages of five and 17 are underage workers. That's a huge number - that's as many as there are people living in the UK, Argentina, Canada and Malaysia combined. Many of these 168 million children never go to school or drop out of school.

WHAT IS CHILD LABOUR

Child labor is when children are doing work they shouldn't be doing that harms them or prevents them from going to school.

this child is about 6-7 and already does a hard job he is holding a brick that weighs a lot imagine for his age

mostly they don't get PAID

one wrong move and that brick could seriously hurt him and NOT BEING PAID they do not have all the tools for adequate treatment and even if the hospital was free in these places there are not all the treatments that we have available

the structures are at risk of collapse being temporary and he also does not have gloves (which even adults are required to wear) they crumble scratches all hands

WHAT KIND OF WORK DO THEY DO?

They work in farms, in fields, in factories,
in mines.
Sometimes they work in the street and

they sell clothes, sometimes they are

servant for rich people.

Many children don’t get paid for their

work, or they get paid too little and they

don’t have money for food and a place to

sleep.

IT'S LEGAL YES OR NO

ISN’T IT ILLEGAL TO MAKE
CHILDREN WORK?

Yes, in many countries. But in some countries it doesn't
it is illegal and some families hide the
the fact that their son works.

They do so because they have no money for it

eat, or because they live where there is

war or natural disaster.

IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO HAVE I WORK

CHILDREN

WHAT ARE WE LOSING?

What our grandparents fought to have through the government's guilt we are having and now to wake up and make our opinions heard as well and better to live 1 day as a fighter than 100 as slaves

Do they get paid to do this job?

NO THEY ARE NOT PAID

So what kind of work do child workers do?

THEY DO THE JOBS NOT SUITABLE FOR THEM

Many different types. Some work on farms and fields. Some work in factories, others have to go down to the mines. Some work as servants or waitresses, others sell things on the street or in markets. And some are even forced to join armies and fight as soldiers or work for very bad people like drug gangs.

THEY DO THE JOBS NOT SUITABLE FOR THEM

WHAT KIND OF JOBS ARE DANGEROUS?

Mining is very dangerous. Many children who work in mines get sick or die. Children who work with bricks to build buildings are in danger.
Children who are forced to become soldiers or slaves suffer a lot.

CHILDREN CANNOT SUPPORT TOO MUCH WEIGHT

IS THERE A WAY TO STOP CHILD LABOUR?

There are many people and organisations around the world who try to stop child labour. They speak about children’s conditions and try to convince nations to fight child labour with the law.
There is also a World Day Against Child Labour (12 June), so that everyone can talk about this problem.

It means these children are too young to do this job. Or, if they are older, it can mean doing a job that is dangerous or not suitable for them. But child labor doesn't mean doing jobs that don't interfere with your health or going to school, like housework or babysitting for a neighbor.

What does it mean?

IT ALSO MEANS THAT THEY DON'T GET ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THEY DON'T GO TO SCHOOL

THERE IS NO SECURITY

THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY MEDICAL CARE OR FOOD