Fields of Hope
World Day Against Child Labour
June 12th 2008
An estimated 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labour - one in six children in the world. Millions of children are engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere but invisible, toiling as domestic servants in homes, labouring behind the walls of workshops, hidden from view in plantations.
from: UNICEF: Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse
In this interactive resource, 3 Plus U , users are invited to join Toshi, Kaia and Isabelle to explore all aspects of work in the modern world. Investigate issues including global work conditions, future freedom of choice, discrimination and freedom of association in the workplace.
- The Child Labour theme page on the International Labor Organization website includes extensive print, video and audio resources to support teaching and learning programs. One example is included below.
Cameroon: The Challenge to Make Chocolate Child Labour Free - 
11 June 2008 - There are over a quarter of a million children who work in the cocoa plantations of West Africa. It’s hazardous work, which exposes children to highly toxic pesticides. ILO TV reports from Cameroon, where the International Labour Organization has been working to eliminate child labour from cocoa production and help children return to school.
This interactive presentation: The Status of Children Around the World allows users to click on any of the major continents to view a detailed map of that region and information about its children. Users can also access extra charts and data about children around the world by clicking on th topic links.
Check out the Resource Centre for resources, reports and articles from across the world on child labour.
- The Girl Effect is a multimedia-rich website providing interactive, classroom-ready resources. Click on the LEARN, CHANGE, SHARE tabs to view videos and extra resources.
Embedded below is the Girl Effect video. (If you are using Internet Explorer 6 you will not be able to view the embedded video. Please use the link to access the video directly from the Girl Effect website.)
