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Child Labor

Child Labor. Migrant Farming in America. What is Child Labor?. Child Labor is using children under 16 years of age for work that is harmful to their: Health Education Physical Development. Child Labor in U.S. History. Child Labor was used during the Industrial Era in the U.S.

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Child Labor

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  1. Child Labor Migrant Farming in America

  2. What is Child Labor? Child Labor is using children under 16 years of age for work that is harmful to their: • Health • Education • Physical Development

  3. Child Labor in U.S. History • Child Labor was used during the Industrial Era in the U.S. • Due to several accidents involving children, states began to pass laws about the number of hours and kinds of work children could do. • In 1938 US passed first nationwide law about child labor in United States. • Fair Labor Standards Act sets the minimum age and standards for employment.

  4. Child Labor Today • The worst violations occur in India, Pakistan, Asia, and Africa. • Most of these countries use children as bonded laborers or soldiers.

  5. Children working in factories make things like soccer balls, hand made oriental rugs, Athletic shoes etc.

  6. Migrant Farming in the U.S. • U.S. farmers depend on migrant workers throughout the year. • Many migrant families travel all over the country to harvest food.

  7. To earn enough money to survive, many migrant workers need their children to work with them in the fields. • Child labor is often used in migrant farming which is illegal in the U.S.

  8. The Circuit • Written by Francisco Jimenez • Based on his childhood living as a migrant worker • At age 6 began to work in the fields of California with his family who immigrated from Mexico.

  9. The Circuit cont’d • Learning to read and speak English helped free Jimenez from the migrant farming life. • He is now a Professor at SCU in California teaching language and Latin American Literature. • “If you’re a migrant worker, you’re constantly living in poverty.” Info from Santa Clara Magazine, vol. 38 no. 2 (spring 1996)

  10. Creating Belinda’s Voice • The class will read the short passage on Belinda, a migrant worker in the US. • Next, we will use phrases and words from the passage to create a Found Poem, which will summarize Belinda’s story. Homework!!! • Each student will create their own Belinda Poem including an illustration. • Due Wednesday.

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