What is Child Labour?

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What is Child Labour?

• It is NOT enslavement or child prostitution
• It is children under 15 working in
• Household labour
• Wage labour
• Family business

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Pre-Argument
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Characteristics of a Poor County
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Informal Employment
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Condition of Poor Countries
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Argument 1 Household Level
(below) Rural Indian Family
(above) 4 bothers on a family farm
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Argument 2 National Level
National GDP per capita
National Poverty Levels
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Argument 3 Education
(Primary School in Sabaki, Kenya)
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Work or School?
(School classroom)
(Children getting water for Household)
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Child Labour Force
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Conclusion

• Just because they are under age doesn't mean we
  should reject them, they have a right to
  survive,'' said Simon Canarte, of the banana
  growers' association. (regarding Ecuadorian
  children working in plantations)
• You can't just say they can't work, you have to
  provide alternatives, adds Martin Insua, labour
  minister of Ecuador

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Where do Children Work?