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Resources

A story about a 12—year old boy and his organization, Free the
Children, fightingagainst Child Labor andinternationalhuman rights
(http://www.amazon.corn/Free—Children—Fights—Against—Proves/
dp/0060930659)

A story about a boy working in a carpet—manufacturing factory in
Pakistan (http://www.reachandteach.com/s/20050831 122910561)

Based on what they read/learn, students can conduct background research

and then discuss the following questions:

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What is the role of education in addressing child labor?

Why do they think the children who they read/ learned about don’t
go to school?

What can be done to support families to ensure that they don’t send
their children to work but to school?

Are there some types of work that seem more dangerous than others?
Should all forms of child labor be banned? Or should only the more
dangerous types be banned?

Does helping at home with household chores count as child labor?
What can children do to help other children?

Students are then introduced to Craig Kielburger, who, at the age of twelve,
founded Free the Children and traveled to South Asia to understand

child labor in the region (http://www.reachandteach.com/content/article.

php/20050831122910561/2).

Activity 3.6.2
Tackling Child Labor

The teacher introduces the concept of stakeholders to the students and helps

them identify three important stakeholder positions that are part of a civil

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