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4.6 Child Labour<br />
Objectives<br />
• To underst<strong>and</strong> the meaning of child labour<br />
• To become aware of the consequences of child labour<br />
• To become aware of the rules regarding child labour<br />
Target group<br />
• Both men or <strong>women</strong> together or separately<br />
• All ages<br />
• All educational levels<br />
• Formal <strong>and</strong> informal sector workers<br />
Material<br />
• This <strong>manual</strong> for the stories<br />
Exercise<br />
Step 1<br />
• Ask the participants to listen to the following examples:<br />
- Pidor, eight years old, works on the l<strong>and</strong> every day <strong>and</strong> does not go to school<br />
- Bopha, eight years old, helps her mother to look after her younger brothers <strong>and</strong> sister<br />
during the weekend <strong>and</strong> helps with cooking after school time<br />
• Discuss the following things with the group:<br />
- Are the girls involved in child labour?<br />
- Why/why not?<br />
- Can they define child labour?<br />
• Give the definition of child labour <strong>and</strong> explain why Bopha is not a child labourer <strong>and</strong> why Pidor<br />
is<br />
Step 2<br />
• Ask the group to listen to the following stories:<br />
story 1:<br />
Châk, ten years old, factory worker:<br />
I was very small <strong>and</strong> I am still very small. I use to glue pieces of plastic toys together. The<br />
glue is very aggressive <strong>and</strong> it smells very strong. Many times I got wounds at my h<strong>and</strong>s<br />
<strong>and</strong> I often have headaches. Sometimes I feel so sick that I have to cry. The supervisor<br />
becomes very angry when I cry <strong>and</strong> beats me.<br />
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