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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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