Child Labour at the end of 19 th
Child Labour at the end of 19 th century and in the present
The Victorian Age ( 1837 – 1901 ) What were the working conditions in the factories at that Where did they time? work? In factories, for wealthy Hard and strict. people or families. CHILDREN How many hours How many of them did they work a could write and read? Very few of them. Before 1840 it was not compulsory to go to school. day? How old were they? More then ten They were less than 18. Some of themhours. began to work at the age of five.
Children in Italy at the end of 19 th century In the south of Italy did the most children work in mines or in factories? In mines. How were children workers called in Sicily? Carusi
Rosso Malpelo and Oliver Twist Who wrote the short story “ Rosso Malpelo Who wrote the novel “ Oliver Twist “? Verga. Charles Where did Rosso Malpelo Dickens. Where did Oliver Twist live? In Sicily, near Catania. live? In London.
Now, the rights of children What is his name and where is he from? His name is Iqbal and he is from Pakistan.
Nowadays do you think children's rights are respected? 1. They are respected everywhere. 2. They are respected only in a few countries. 3. They aren't respected anywhere. In which countries does children labour still exist? In many countries of Asia and Africa.
Sitography and bibliography https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/English_Wikip edia http: //www. victorianchildren. org/victorianchild-labor/ English language books for lower secondary school.
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