Presentación sobre el trabajo infantil en inglés para la ESO

2. Child labour refers to the employment of
children in any work that deprives children of
their childhood, interferes with their ability to
attend regular school, and that is mentally,
physically, socially or morally dangerous and
harmful.

3. Legislations across the
world prohibit child labour.

4. Before the Industrial Revolution
virtually all children worked in
agriculture.
During the Industrial Revolution
many of these children moved
from farm work to factory work.
Over time, as real wages rose,
parents became able to afford
to send their children to school
instead of work and as a result
child labour declined.

5. In developing countries,
with high poverty and poor
schooling opportunities,
child labour is still
prevalent.
Poverty and lack of schools
are considered the primary
causes of child labour.

6. The International Labor Organization has estimated that
there are 250 million children between the ages of five
and fourteen working in developing countries.

8. Some are kidnapped or
tricked, some are even sold
or allowed to work by their
parents.
Many of these child
labourers work in
sweatshops, factories,
companies, farms and
many other harsh working
conditions.

9. They are paid much less
than other workers, some
of them are not even paid
but given places to live and
food to eat.

10. Bitter Chocolate
Ivory Coast is the world's
leading producer of cocoa,
the raw ingredient for
chocolate.
The cocoa trade of the
Ivory Coast involves
exploitation of children,
war, and corrupt profits by
Ivorian officials and
western big chocolate
business.

11. MINING IN AFRICA
In west Africa, in countries
such as Mali children work
in artisanal mining.
Children as young as 6
years old work with their
families. These children
and families suffer chronic
exposure to toxic
chemicals
including mercury.

12. GAP
In 2007 some GAP products had been
produced by child labourers. After that
discovery, GAP created a $200,000
grant to improve working conditions in
the supplier community.

13. H&M and ZARA
Some NGOs accused H&M and Zara of
using cotton suppliers in Bangladesh.
It is also suspected that many of their
raw materials originate from
Uzbekistan.

14. Here, children aged 10 are forced to work
in the fields.

15. In poor countries like Bangladesh,
working children are essential for
survival in many families.
Ending child labour is necessary but,
sadly, requires taking different routes
and there are many political obstacles.

16. Corruption, greed and the disregard for building
standards led to the Rana Plaza tragedy with
1,127 people killed.
But the fact is the majority of Bangladeshi
garment factories offer reasonable working
standards.

17. In a way, Bangladesh’s garment
industry is a success story by
empowering women and offering
people without education comparatively
clean and secure jobs.
The alternative? A job as a day
labourer, a rickshaw puller or on the
fields for half the money.