Children’s Rights and Child Labor

Rachel Stewart, Sarah Gavin, Courtney Yee, Jamie Stephens

Overview

IntroductionMap ActivityDiscussion over reading/web/debateYou Tube VideosStory time Make your own declaration!Mail time!Quiz

Definition of a Child

Webster dictionary defines child as: – “A person between birth and full growth; a

boy or girl”

Children Changing Over Time

Medieval Times Renaissance Times: 1563

Children Changing Over Time

European Foundling: Late 1700’s

Native American- Early 1900’s

Children Changing Over Time

US 1908: Child labor Hunter/Gatherer: The Bushmen

Children Changing Over Time

US Migrant Farmworker

Child Labor Today: Cambodia Brick Makers

Children Changing Over Time

Slumdog Millionaire: Begging

Debate Time!

The United Nations is about to make a resolution about global child labor policy. What does your family think?

Family from India will starve to death Citizens in Michigan (teacher, social worker,

importer that imports materials made by children) Migrant worker in the United States and family

has earned sub-minimum wage family restaurant in Brazil and the only way they

can make money is if their children work

Videos

Video 1– http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=t0D6K18wq8A

Video 2• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrAzBqprMhA

Story Time!!

Elizabeth’s Story

Declaration of the Rights of the Child

See Page 208 in your Rethinking Globalization Books

Some of the articles of the Declaration of Human RightsArticle 16. (1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

Article 13. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

* (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 17.(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Some of the articles of The Declaration of Human Rights

Article 21.(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.Article 24.Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.Article 26 (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Steps for Writing to a Congressman

Dear _______IntroTell how you feel about child labor– How do you want it to change?

Thank themSincerely, _____www.contactingthecongress.org – Then click on your state of choice

QUIZ!!!