All Work and No Play (2001)
The International Labour Organisation estimates that there are approximately 120 million children aged between 5 and 14 working full time, mostly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Children are cheaper to employ, they are less aware of their rights, less likey to complain about working conditions and are less likely to be absent. Girls are expecially at risk, working for longer hours than boys. Child labour both causes and is an impact of poverty. Children who are working often miss out on an education. An increasing number of children are trafficked across national boundaries for prostitution, work on plantations domestic service and begging. Through the use of simulation games, role play and art work, young people investigate what child labour is, look deeper into the causes and consequences, imagine alternatives and explore appropriate actions to tackle child labour.
