CHILD LABOUR form’s homework                                                                                    Capocasale

1.
-The term child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives them of their childhood and dignity, so I would define child labour as a violation of children’s rights and freedom. 
-Children are usually expected to attend school and not to work, esepcially not in dangerous conditions.

2.
-According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child anyone under the age of 18 years old is a child. 
-The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is against all forms of child labour.
-According to the ILO Report on Child Labour the total number of working boys exceeds that of working girls.
-The total amount of children with hazardous work is approximately half the amount of child labourers.
-The World Day against Child Labour van help people understand how they could ontribute to stop child labour.

3. JOB, WORK, LABOUR
-He’s been quite busy recently. He’s had a lot of WORK to do.
-Working with children was the most rewarding JOB for her.
-The LABOUR market is still suffering from the economic crises.
-My sister has recently found a part-time JOB as a hotel receptionist in Rome.
-Immigrants provided a source of cheap LABOUR.
-What time do you start WORK in the morning?

4.
-Why is child labour a violation of human rights?
Child labour is a violation of human rights beacuse human rights are  inherent to all human beings, regardless of age, sex, nationality, language, religion, or any other status. Moreover human rights include the right to life, liberty, freedom from slavery, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to have an education, and many more. Surely child labour admits slavery because the majority of the children labourers are too young, not paid and work in antigenic conditions.
-Why do factories employ children?
Factories employ children becuase they search for malleable, quick and small hands to work rapidly and efficaciously.
-What could be done to help solve the problem?
Surely providing a good education to all the children in the world without any discriminations would be the very ideal solution.
-What could you do as a person and as a school?
As a school it should be requested to integrate immigrants and instruct them, maybe with the help of language classes. Especially, as people we all should be more informated about actuality and criticize publicly and entire and wrong way of thinking: money should come after people.

5.
-Is child labour illegal in your country?
I live in Italy and here child labour is illegal.
-What age can children work?
Children can go to work at the age of 16 years old but they can achieve a work contract at the age of 18.
-When can children leave school?
Children can leave school at the age of 16 years old, after the conclusion of the third year of high school.
-Are there any figures about illegal child employment in your country?
I don’t know any exact figure about illegal child employment in my country butchild labour is surely present even in Italy, involving atleast 340,000 children under 16, of who 28,000 are involved inactivities very dangerous, for example in agricultural labours (especially in South Italy).
-Are there any organisations for the protection of childhood?
Europe has drafted a document in regars of the rights of the Children. It estabilishes standards like promotion, protection and provide. ALso the organisation Save the children deals with this fragile matter.