1. - By no means a small problem
By: Lily, Connie, Jordan and Franklin

2. DEFINE IT!
CHILD LABOR (childe-lay-bur)
(noun) Children lower than the minimum
legal Work age are employed in
regular or continuous labor
Did You Know . . .?
245 mil ion children, between the age
5 and 17 Worked as laborers.

3. SEEN AROUND THE WORLD
Children around the world are worked as/in:
- Child slaves
- Sweatshops & factories
- Farming & agricultural work
- Tour guides
- Child prostitution
- Child soldiers

4. WHY?!
Child labor occurs because of:
- Poverty
- War
- Family debts
- Minimum incomes & crowded families
- Cultural values
- Lack of education

5. HERE? THERE? WHERE?!
Child labor is happening throughout the
developing world.
Did You Know . . .?
In Asia, the child workforce is 22%.
In 1996, United States had
296,200 children laborers.

6. THE PAIN IN THEIR EYES
Child labor causes children to:
- Lack of proper education
- Poor health
- Exposure to dangerous conditions
- Improper development
- Be abused
- Exposure to STD’s
- Exposure to violence

7. THE WAY OUT!
Child labor can solved by:
- Having stronger anti-labor laws
- Providing more income to families in poverty
- Reducing global conflict
- Providing access to education & health care

8. WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
- They are children like us.
- They are victims of conditions beyond their
control.
- You have the power, through activism and pro-
active choices to influence those conditions.
Did You Know . . .?
730 mil ion people wil join the workforce.
3/4 of the children have dangerous jobs.