Child Labor and Human Rights

I. Fill in the blanks

1.__________________________ are rights inherent to all human beings.

2.__________________________ is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.

3.__________________________is the act of being aware of the ways people think about gender, so that individuals rely less on assumptions about traditional and outdated views on the roles of men and women.

4._________________________a protection and respect of human life in the workplace and the right to work itself.

5.________________________is generally speaking work by children that harms them or exploits them in some way (physically, mentally, morally, or by blocking their access to education).

II. Put an X mark if it is a violation of child labor and mark check if it is not a violation of child labor.

1._______ boys are sent out on the streets and have a daily quota of money to bring back to the marabouts.

2._______ children are being trafficked into Great Britain and being forced to work in indoor cannabis farms.

3._______ children doing their chores ordered by their parents.

4._______ a boy was instructed by his father to help him in making a project in designing their house.

5._______ children are intimidated and forced to work for hours in the mines.

6._______ children are trafficked and forced to work in a chocolate farm.

7._______ a girl was ordered by her mother to fetch her little sister every school day at 1pm.

8._______ children in the streets are abducted and forced to be beggars by their abductors.

9._______ children are forced by their abductors to do their bidding.

10._______ a boy was given by his parents to do some errands in return they will give him a token for finishing the errands.

III. True or False. Determine if the situation stated is a human right. Write True if it is a human right, False if not.

___________ 1. Sanjit, an African- American, was discriminated because he was black when he went to Europe.

____________ 2. Rachelle, a caregiver, seek legal help when he was abused by his boss.

____________3. Jonathan respects the rights of other his fellow workers, friends, and family.

____________4. Jin was sentenced guilty when in fact it was not proven in court that he was actually guilty.

____________5. Shane joins a government organization wherein he deposits his money for health insurance and social security.

IV. Multiple choice. Match Column A with Column B by writing the letter on the blank.

Column A Column B

______1. It comes from the fact that we are humans. A. Natural

______2. Nobody can transfer or give up their rights. B. Universal

_______3. HHHR do not depend on states. C. Inalienable

_______4. They are life-long. D. Global

_______5. They should be treated as a group. E. Dynamic

_______6. All people have the same rights regardless their differences. F. Interdependent