CHILD LABOR AND CHILD SOLDIERS BY STEPHAN HOW

CHILD LABOR AND CHILD SOLDIERS ()()()()()()()()() BY: STEPHAN

HOW DID CHILD SOLDIERS START 1 • YOU MY KNOW HOW CHILD LABOR STARTED BUT HOW DID CHILD SOLDERS START. WELL IT STARTED IN THE EARLY 1980 S, IN THE LOWLANDS OF MOZAMBIQUE, A NEW TECHNOLOGY OF WARFARE EMERGED THAT WOULD SWEEP ACROSS AFRICA AND SOON THE REST OF THE WORLD: THE CHILD SOLDIER.

HOW DID CHILD SOLDIERS START 2 • THE MOZAMBICANS LEARNED THAT CHILDREN WERE THE PERFECT WEAPON: EASILY MANIPULATED, INTENSELY LOYAL, FEARLESS AND, MOST IMPORTANT, IN ENDLESS SUPPLY.

WHY HELP STOP CHILD SOLDIERS 1 • THE USE OF CHILDREN IN COMBAT IS PROBABLY THE WORLD'S MOST UNRECOGNIZED FORM OF CHILD ABUSE. THE BEST AVAILABLE ESTIMATE IS THAT THERE ARE 300, 000 CHILD SOLDIERS WORLDWIDE -- IN SUDAN, CONGO AND SRI LANKA, TO NAME THE WORST OFFENDERS.

WHY STOP CHILD SOLDIERS 2 • UPON DEMOBILIZATION, A NORMAL SOLDIER CAN GO BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE. CHILD SOLDIERS, ROBBED OF FAMILY AND EDUCATION, KNOW NO OTHER LIFE. THEIR EARLY LESSONS ARE THOSE OF TERROR AND THE RULE OF THE GUN, PREPARATION FOR A MONSTROUS FUTURE.

HOW CAN WE STOP CHILD SOLDIERS 1 • BUYING AN ALBUM OF SONGS ABOUT CHILD SOLDIERS. PROFITS FROM THE FRENCH ALBUM, "ENFANTS SOLDATS D'ICI & D'AILLEURS, " GO TOWARDS HELPING CHILD SOLDIERS. 80% GOES DIRECTLY TO AN ORGANIZATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO THAT REHABILITATES FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS AND 20% GOES TO CHILD SOLDIERS INTERNATIONAL.

HOW CAN WE STOP CHILD SOLDIERS 2 • RAISING FUNDS. CHILD SOLDIERS INTERNATIONAL IS A REGISTERED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEPENDS ON DONATIONS LARGE AND SMALL. SUPPORT THEIR IMPORTANT WORK BY MAKING A DONATION. ALSO, VISIT EMMANUEL JAL'S FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE TO CONTRIBUTE TO EFFORTS TO HELP FAMILIES IN SOUTH SUDAN AND KENYA OVERCOME THE EFFECTS OF WAR.

WHERE ARE CHILD SOLDIERS

WHAT IS THE CHURCH DOING ABOUT CHILD SOLDIERS • THE CHURCH BANS THE USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS. IN 1996 THE UNITED NATIONS RELEASED A REPORT, “THE IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON CHILDREN”, WHICH PROVIDED A PLAN OF ACTION TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT. IN RESPONSE, THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL APPOINTED OLARA OTUNNU OF UGANDA AS HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT.

WHAT IS CANADA DOING ABOUT CHILD SOLDERS • BACK IN 2002, CANADA SIGNED ON TO AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY AIMED AT REHABILITATING CHILD SOLDIERS. THE TREATY SAYS THEY ARE TO BE SEGREGATED FROM ADULT COMBATANTS. AS WELL, THOSE WHO CAPTURE CHILDREN MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REINTEGRATE THEM INTO SOCIETY.

HOW DID CHILD LABOR START • A QUESTION COMMONLY ASKED IS HOW DID CHILD LABOR START. WELL IT STARTED IN THE USA WHEN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION STARTED FAMILIES WHERE IN NEED OF MONEY TO SURVIVE IN THIS NEW AGE. THEN EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS CAME AND BROUGHT OPINIONS THAT CHILDREN SHOULD WORK WHICH SOON WENT WIDESPREAD AND NONE CARED ABOUT CHILDREN GETTING A EDUCATION, BY 1900 2 MILLION CHILDREN WERE WORKING.

WHY STOP CHILD LABOR 1 • CHILD LABOUR IS ONE OF THE SADDEST ISSUES THE WORLD IS FACING. MANY CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD START EARNING AT THE AGE WHICH IS ACTUALLY MEANT TO PLAY, STUDY AND LEARN. THIS AGE IS TO ENJOY AND HAVE FUN WITH FRIENDS, AND NOT TO PULL RICKSHAWS OR CLEAN CARS AND AUTOS.

WHY STOP CHILD LABOR 2 • CHILD LABOR DEPRIVES A CHILD FROM THE BASIC RIGHT OF EDUCATION. MOREOVER, CHILD LABOR IS NOT THE NEED OF THE SOCIETY AS WELL. ALREADY MOST OF THE COUNTRIES ARE FACING UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEVERAL UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE ARE PRESENT, SO WHY THERE IS A NEED TO GET THE WORK FROM AN INNOCENT CHILD.

HOW CAN WE STOP CHILD LABOR AROUND THE WORLD 1 • SOCIAL MEDIA GUARANTEES THAT CONSUMERS NOWADAYS HAVE VERY POWERFUL VOICES. NEGATIVE CONSUMER FEEDBACK AND CAMPAIGNS, BAD PUBLICITY – COMPANIES AVOID ALL THIS. NOT ONE ORGANIZATION WANTS TO BE ACCUSED OF EMPLOYING CHILD LABOR AS THIS WILL AFFECT THEIR PROFITABILITY WHEN CONSUMERS BOYCOTT THEIR PRODUCTS.

HOW CAN WE STOP CHILD LABOR AROUND THE WORLD 2 • AS A CONSUMER, YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE PRODUCTS YOU’RE BUYING DOES NOT EMPLOY CHILD LABOUR. IF YOU’RE NOT SURE HOW A PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED YOU CAN DO SOME RESEARCH.

HOW CAN WE STOP CHILD LABOR AROUND THE WORLD 3 • JUST SIMPLY BEING AWARE OF THE LATEST NEWS AND EFFORTS ON THE CHILD LABOR INDUSTRY CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE CHOICES. THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES THAT GIVE INFORMATION ON WHICH COMPANIES/BRANDS ARE BEING ACCUSED OF CHILD LABOUR PRACTICES.

HOW CAN WE STOP CHILD LABOR AROUND THE WORLD 4 • IF THERE’S NO MARKET FOR THE PRODUCTS BEING MADE BY CHILDREN, THERE WON’T BE ANY POINT PRODUCING THEM. IF YOU’RE WONDERING HOW TO STOP CHILD LABOUR THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE – STOP BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS.

WHERE IS CHILD LABOR

WHAT IS THE CHURCH DOING ABOUT CHILD LABOR • EVEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT, AT LEAST FOR NOW, IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CHILD LABOUR TO FAMILY INCOME AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IS INDISPENSABLE, AND THAT IN ANY EVENT CERTAIN FORMS OF PART-TIME WORK CAN PROVE BENEFICIAL FOR CHILDREN THEMSELVES, THE CHURCH'S SOCIAL DOCTRINE CONDEMNS THE INCREASE IN “THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN THE WORKPLACE IN CONDITIONS OF VERITABLE SLAVERY’’.

WHAT IS CANADA DOING ABOUT CHILD LABOR • COMMISSIONED BY WORLD VISION, THE POLL FOUND THAT ON AVERAGE CANADIANS WOULD PAY 23 PER CENT MORE TO GUARANTEE A PURCHASE IS CHILD-LABOUR FREE—DOUBLE THE AMOUNT THEY SAID THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY A YEAR AGO.

SITES USED • HOW TO STOP CHILD LABOUR - THE WORLD COUNTS • END THE USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS | CULTURES OF RESISTAN • CHILD SOLDIERS - AFRICA - GUERILLA WARFARE - KENYA. . . • CHILD LABOR • THE 10 WORST COUNTRIES FOR CHILD LABOR - CNN. COM • THE 10 COUNTRIES WITH THE WORST CHILD LABOR PROBLEMS. . . • THE ISSUE OF CHILD SOLDIERS - CHILD SOLDIERS

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