BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN
SENIOR SECONDRY SCHOOL, VATTIYOORKAVU
ENGLISH ALS PROJECT
CHILD LABOUR
CLASS: 12-D
GROUP MEMBERS: SANDEEP NARAYANAN.R, NIDAL SULFIKER,
ARAVINDAN.B, AKSHAY.S, PRANAV S. NAIR AND ROHAN. R
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that ________ of Class
12-D has completed the English ALS
project “CHILD LABOUR” as per the
Central Board of Secondary
Education as per the pre-requisite of
AISSCE practical examination
2021-2022.
PRINCIPAL TEACHER IN CHARGE EXAMINER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my profound gratitude to
My respected principal Sri.Sunil Chacko and my
English teacher Smt.Manjusha P.S for giving
Proper guidance and support which helped
Me and my group in completion of the ALS project
on
“CHILD LABOUR”
AND ROHAN.
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1. OBJECTIVES AND GOALS 1
2. ACTION PLAN 2-3
3. INTRODUCTION 4
4. MATERIAL EVIDENCE 5-8
5. REPORT 9-18
6. SUN CHILDREN 19-27
7. GROUP REFLECTION 28-29
8. CONCLUSION 30-31
9. BIBILOGRAPHY 32
OBJECTIVES AND GOALS
• Our ALS Project “CHILD LABOUR” is a
study we researched to determine the
negative effects of Child Labour.
• The ALS project aimed at preparing a
survey on the topic Child labour and a
report based on the answers given by
the interviewees.
• Achieve on good proficiency in English
speaking and methods of interacting
with people.
• Listen to the various opinions given by
the interviewees on CHILD LABOUR.
• Explain the ideas and thoughts based
on the ALS project to the examiner
ACTION PLAN
• The ALS project was finished by drafting
several plans and the help of a social
worker, the internet and many other
resources.
• The focus of the project was to shine light on
the 523 million children working under the
harsh conditions of their work and their
effects on these children.
• We addressed every person we could reach
and prepared a questionnaire and learned
about all the harmful effects that reflect on
the children.
• As a result of my interactions with my
neighbours regarding the topic, I have
improved my speaking and listening skills.
• For the project I have reviewed a lot of
research, blogs, and interviews, to get a
better understanding on the topic.
• Then I analyzed all the information from the
responses of our participants and found
every piece of information regarding “Child
labour”.
INTRODUCTION
Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that
deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular
school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. The beautiful period of
human life, it is an inhumane practice of forcing young children to do work that may
endanger their lives. Such exploitation is prohibited by legislation worldwide, although
these laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include
work by child artists, family duties, supervised training, and some forms of child work
practiced by Amish children, as well as by indigenous children in the Americas.
Child labour has existed to varying extents throughout history. During the 19th and
early 20th centuries, many children aged 5–14 from poorer families worked in Western
nations and their colonies alike. These children mainly worked in agriculture, home-
based assembly operations, factories, mining, and services such as news boys – some
worked night shifts lasting 12 hours. With the rise of household income, availability of
schools and passage of child labour laws, the incidence rates of child labour fell.
In the world's poorest
countries, around one in
four children are
engaged in child labour,
the highest number of
whom (29 percent) live
in sub-Saharan Africa. In
2017, four African nations
(Mali, Benin, Chad and
Guinea-Bissau)
witnessed over 50
percent of children aged
5–14 working. Worldwide
agriculture is the largest
employer of child
labour. The vast majority
of child labour is found in
rural settings and informal urban economies; children are predominantly employed by
their parents, rather than factories. Poverty and lack of schools are considered the
primary cause of chillabour.
MATERIAL EVIDENCE
QUESTIONAIRE AND GOOGLE FORMS
1. Will children be worse off if they don’t work?
2. What do you think are the reasons of the child labour
phenomenon?
3. Is child labour phenomenon serious in your hometown?
4. Will child labour decrease as poor countries develop?
5. Which industry do you think the most child labourers
appear?
6. Children forced into labour may suffer from:
a. Physical abuse
b. Mental abuse
c. Sexual abuse
7. Does child labour affect the health of the children?
8. What is your view on child labour?
REPORT
This project was created by interacting with
other people in order for us to gather some
resources regarding Child Labour and problems
that arises and how it affects the lives of the
children.
Every people have the same perspective about
child labour but it’s the information they know
regarding Child labour that we would like to
research in out ALS project.
We have approached every individual within
our radius of contact to provide their view on
Child labour. Considering the current pandemic
situation we decided it is best that we come up
with way which ensures both the safety of the
questioner and the interviewee.
We would like to thank all the interviewees that
took their time to fill out our questionnaire and
cooperated in giving us valuable answers for
the completion of this project.
1. Will Children be worse of if they don’t work?
The first question implies if children would be if
they do not work at all. Well, 60.9% of the
interviewees responded with the answer ‘No’.
From the answers of the participants, it is true
that in the period of life the sweetest moment of
a person is his/her childhood and by forcing
them to work not only takes away their freedom
but also their most memorable moments in life.
2. What do you think are the reasons of the child
labour phenomenon?
The second question states the reasons for the
child labour phenomenon. The most frequently
checked choice was ‘Poverty’.
91.3% of the participants believe that Poverty
is the root of Child labour .Poverty alone doesn’t
stand alone in this situation, it also includes
political system and education but children are
sent to be a provider of income in the family.
They would also be forced to work since he/she
would be sole provider.
3. Is child labour phenomenon serious in your
hometown?
The responses of this question are a 100% ‘No’.
Child labour may not be common but it can be
seen in urban areas where the area is thickly
populated.
It may not be visible to the naked eye but there
are children working in the dark coal mines or
Industries with thick fog of toxic clouds.
4. Will child labour decrease as poor countries
develop?
Child labor is recognized as the worst form of
abuse and exploitation of children. The
Convention on rights of child urges the
governments to take effective measures for its
eradication. Child labor is pervasive problem in
developing countries. Africa and Asia account
for over 90% of total child employment. The
International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates
that number of working children are about 250
million in the developing countries, of whom at
least 120 million are working full time. Of these
working children 61% are in Asia, 32% in Africa
and 7% in Latin America.
5. Which Industry do you think the most child
labourers appear?
52.2% of the participants chose Firecracker
and it is the most frequently chosen answer. This
answer also aligns with a child labour case that
was discovered in 1976.
Sivakasi, an industrial town in Tamil Nadu,
houses the world's largest concentration of child
labour in its various units. Out of a total
population of 100,000 workers in the match and
fireworks industries, the child worker population
is around 45,000, mostly below the age of 14. A
member of the People's Union for Civil Liberties
investigated the continuing evil of child labour.
6. Children forced into labour may suffer from:
The sixth question consists of three options of
which are Physical abuse, mental abuse and
sexual abuse. 78.3% of the participants have
chosen the option Physical abuse.
Children on the move risk being forced into
work or even trafficked – subjected to violence,
abuse and other human rights violations.
Whatever the cause, child labour compound
social inequalities and discrimination and rob
girls and boys of their childhood.
7. Does child labour affect the health of the
children?
The interviewees have all responded and gave
us the same answer to the current question.
The consequences are staggering. Child labour
can result in extreme bodily and mental harm,
and even death. It can lead to slavery and
sexual or economic exploitation. And in nearly
every case, it cuts children off from schooling
and health care, restricting their fundamental
rights and threatening their futures. Trafficked
children are often subjected to violence, abuse
and other human rights violations. And some
may be forced to break the law. For girls, the
threat of sexual exploitation looms large, while
boys may be exploited by armed forces or
groups.
8. What is your view on child labour?
The final question of our survey gives the
participants the freedom to share their own
opinion about Child labour.
Child labour is a global issue that prevents
children from fulfilling their potential. Child
labour is a violation of children's rights - the work
can harm them mentally or physically, expose
them to hazardous situations or stop them from
going to school.
Not all work done by children is classed as child
labour. There is not an issue when a child is
working to progress their life skills without
compromising their health, their well-being or
their education. Often older children may do
chores for their parents or small jobs to earn
pocket money or gain work experience. This
work prepares them for their adult working life.
But around the world, millions of children do
work in child labour. They work in fields, in
factories, down mines, as servants or maids, or
selling goods in the street or at markets. Girls are
more likely than boys to do domestic work, such
as cleaning, making food and serving.
SUN CHILDREN: A MOVIE THAT DEFINES
CHILD LABOUR
Sun Children: Shining a Light on 152
Million in Child Labour
Set in Iran, Sun Children tells the story of Ali, a 12-
year-old boy and his friends who are
unfortunately the sole providers for their
struggling families. As one of the 152 million
children forced into child labor, Ali must perform
excruciating manual labor instead of getting an
education, destroying their bodies and
sacrificing their futures just so to survive.
However, one day, he and his friends are
presented with an opportunity that could
change their lives for the better. Recruited to
pull off a heist, they must enroll into Sun School,
a charitable institution that gives children an
education and a future. Once enrolled, they
must dig underground of the school to reach a
buried treasure that should change their lives
Directed by Majid Majidi, Sun Children really
explores the exploitative nature of Third World
countries and the hopeless situations that these
children are forced into. The main focus of the
story is Ali who, as the only one in his family
capable of earning an income, must work as a
tire maker to keep up with his mother’s medical
bills. Due to non-existent social nets, such as
universal health care, child benefits, or welfare,
Ali is taken advantage of and works his youth
away for a measly amount of money. Like many
kids in these situations, Ali is trading time that
could have been used for school and thus,
sacrificing his future as well.
Ali remains trapped within a system that exploits
and the film highlights the class differences that
are in place. (In fact, the film even starts off with
a luxury car scene showing the benefits that the
rich have received from employing child labor.)
Here, the wealth difference and divide is
absurd, especially within the same city. As a
result of a life that forces them to “paycheque
to paycheque” or struggling to find work at all,
many youth often result to crimes to better their
lives, making criminals out of them. In the
end, Sun Children shows that this is a corrupt
system that has abandoned the needs of
millions of youth for financial gain. What’s more,
there’s no incentive for the government to
make any changes to the system as they are
being lobbied by the rich in order to perpetuate
this social divide.
Ali and his friend’s mission subjects them to
constant work and sacrifice for no reward. For
example, Ali is working to provide for his mother
but, due to sacrificing his education, will most
likely be in poverty his entire life.
His only hope is that his mother gets better
miraculously but, with the little funds that he can
provide, that most likely isn’t going to happen.
At Sun School the boys are, for the first time,
given an opportunity to learn, expand their
knowledge and gain the possibility to get
actual careers and a future for themselves.
On Ali’s first day in class, the first question they
ask him is what is the greatest source of light,
and the answer being the sun. In this way, Sun
School refers to these children as the brightest
things in our world because the children light up
with happiness when they’re in class.
Ali, however, is the only child that is determined
to get the treasure and forgoes his opportunity
at the school in order to do so. Digging
constantly throughout each school day, Ali put
everything into trying to obtain the treasure that
he believes will change their lives. To him, the
treasure means freedom. It’s a fresh start.
However, within this culture, these sorts of
dreams can be difficult to find (and even more
difficult to obtain). As the film concludes, while it
highlights the hope that these children carry
about their future, Sun School also leans into the
painful realities that these Iranian children
experience on a daily basis.
What I really liked about this film was that it was
not afraid to show the harsh reality of the world
that many children around the world live in. For
millions of youth, the system in place makes it
nearly impossible for them to move up from the
depths of poverty, while the rich and politicians
keep their wealth and power.
While Sun Children may be hard to watch
sometimes, it’s a film that is needed to be
viewed in order to understand the situation. You
really see just how much work and suffering
these children go through for almost nothing in
return. That being said, the film isn’t in total
despair. The moments where the kids are
playing or actively participating in school and
extra circulars really showcase their innocence
and how bright these kids are.
In doing so, it also emphasizes how sad it is that
they just weren’t given a fair opportunity in
life.
Overall, Sun Children is a great film that
highlights a major global issue that is invisible to
the eyes of people living in First World countries.
The exploitation, the corruption, and the endless
cycle of poverty in Children is a must watch for
those unaware of the current situation and I
highly recommend it.
REFLECTION
GROUP REFLECTION
WHAT HAPPENED
For the study, we interviewed all the
persons that we have in our region of contact
and enquired all the information we could
acquire regarding “Child Labour”. All of the
participants responded and shared their
thoughts and opinions with us.
SO, WHAT
This helped us to analyze their view on
child labour .This also gave us an opportunity
to stop for a minute, think about our gifted
lives and hoping that we can save the lives of
these children.
AND NOW WHAT
We made a report based on the survey,
our group prepared and recorded them in
our report for VIVA.
INTERVIEWEES REFLECTION
We would like to thank all the participants
that took their time to fill out our questionnaire
and cooperated in giving us valuable answers
for the completion of this project. They were
happy to respond to our questions and
wanted to make the world a better place.
They appreciated the mode of
communicating considering the current
pandemic situation and took their time and
effort to fill out the survey to provide us with
information.
CONCLUSION
It is time to consign child labour to the history
books and to allow all children to realise their
rights. Child labour is a fact of life for children
and it is an issue that effect of all us in many
country.
It is the duty of everyone to contribute to the
stop child labour – governments, trade unions,
businesses, international organizations,
communities, employers, teachers, parents,
children and you.
The ‘school is the best place to work’ campaign
believe that child labour of any type of work
which is harmful to a child’s development
including affecting full-time quality education.
The main key to eliminate child labour is political
mobilization and practical action.
The main two objective of this campaign:
1. To bring a chance, all forms of child labour
and to challenge those who would argue for its
relation.
2. To support the global campaign for
education which seeks to provide Education for
All (EFA)?? The main source of information on
child labour comes from the International
Labour Organization (ILO). They conduct
research and publish reports on the issue and
have a special department dedicated to the
elimination of child labour – the International
Program for the Elimination of Child Labour
(IPEC).
BIBILOGRAPHY
• https://www.unicef.org/
• https://www.ipl.org/
• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• https://www.who.int/
