Intermediate Objective
- To become aware of the diverse fields of work in which children can be exploited
Specific Objectives
- Distinguish between different forms of child labour exploitation through a few case studies (internet)
- Define the forms of child labour exploitation (in class)
- Locate the countries mentioned in the case studies where child exploitation is found (in class)
Content
- Countries mentioned in the case studies: Bangladesh, Philipines, Brazil, Uganda, Nepal, Senegal, and India
- Forms of work: household servant, servitude, industrial work, family work, work in the streets, military service, and sexual exploitation
Cross Curricular Competencies
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Using information
- Using information and communication technologies
Proposed Educational Scenario
- Review the concept of child labour exploitation
- Ask the students if they know any of the various forms of child labour exploitation
- Present Karim, a young boy from Bangladesh who works in a brick yard, and who will help them learn about the various forms of child labour exploitation through the activity "What Do Working Children Do?"
- Give the students the internet address in order to directly access the educational activity:
During the on-line activity the students will be asked to:
- Distinguish the different forms of child labour exploitation with the help of case studies
- To locate, with the help of an atlas, the countries mentioned in the case studies
- Take the students' comments about the on-line activity
- Conclude by defining the different forms of child labour exploitation
Reference Texts
- The forms of child labour
- Where are children exploited?
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