DEBATE CLUB #6: Child Labour : What can be done about it?
Children have worked on family farms and helped their parents in local industries for centuries. As migration and poverty continue to increase across the world, the progress made in the early 20th century to protect and educate children have been reversing. Some industries are taking advantage of their desperate situations, leading to an increasing number of children working in dangerous jobs with low pay, and sacrificing their education. Come to tonight’s Debate Club and hear what everyone thinks!
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C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !
VENUE & TEACHERS
- AIX: 19h00 to 20h30 with Ed Lecomte
- MARSEILLE: 19h00 to 20h30 with Sheila Evans
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
Should children be allowed to work with the consent of their parents?
What types of jobs are appropriate for children?
At what age should children be allowed to start working?
How should children be paid, if they are allowed to work legally?
How can governments ensure that children’s educations are prioritized over working?
Whose responsibility is it to protect children’s rights?
Are there any laws – national or international – that protect children from labor exploitation?
If laws exist, how are these laws enforced?
Which industries are known to employ children?
How do employers escape punishment for violations?
What might motivate parents to allow or even encourage their children to work?
VOCABULARY
authorities
ban
border
collapse
desperation
destitute
documentation
human rights
industrial farms
migrant
open secret
perceptions
policy (policies)
processing plant
protect
refugee
security
skills
slaughterhouse
sponsor
subcontractors
tolerate
SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!
Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.
SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT
child labor (global / American)
migration and labor
poverty and migration – children
refugee vs migrant
SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com
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