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    This document discusses teen activism and child labor. It defines teen activists as young people who work to change problems in their lives or communities through actions like speeches or founding organizations. The document then examines the issue of child labor, describing how over 152 million children work under difficult conditions that deprive them of education and healthy development. It outlines different types of child labor such as slavery, trafficking, and dangerous work in mining or agriculture. The document profiles the teen activist Payal Jangid, who works to abolish child marriage and slavery in her village in India. Finally, it suggests ways readers can help address child labor through conscientious consumerism and supporting organizations committed to children's rights.

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    This document discusses teen activism and child labor. It defines teen activists as young people who work to change problems in their lives or communities through actions like speeches or founding organizations. The document then examines the issue of child labor, describing how over 152 million children work under difficult conditions that deprive them of education and healthy development. It outlines different types of child labor such as slavery, trafficking, and dangerous work in mining or agriculture. The document profiles the teen activist Payal Jangid, who works to abolish child marriage and slavery in her village in India. Finally, it suggests ways readers can help address child labor through conscientious consumerism and supporting organizations committed to children's rights.

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    Teen Activists 

    By: ​Ombeline Finck 


    Table of Contents

    What is a teen activist? 


    Child Labor 
    The Different Types  
    Payal Jangid 
    How can you Help? 
    What is a Teen Activist?
    Most​ teen activists​ are changing something, either in the world or in their
    town. This is done in different ways as well. Some give speeches or preform
    foundations. They do this because something is wrong with their lives, or their
    environment. They don’t sit back and watch, they take action against the
    problems!

    Child Labor
    Have you ever
    thought about child
    labor​ before? It is a
    big problem in the
    world. There are
    over 152 million
    kids in the world that are working. In
    some places like Eritrea, Somalia, North
    Korea, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, and
    Afghanistan, among other places, it’s bad.
    Unfortunately, in countries like India people
    are so poor that they need child labor to
    help support the family, but ​not ​always.
    Child labor is usually mentally(no schooling), physically(bad conditions),
    and socially( not interacting with people normally) bad. When the kid is doing
    child labor, they would cut time off school, so they could work. Since some of
    them would work in harsh conditions, harsh conditions harming them physically.
    So in my opinion, child labor is bad.

    The Different Types


    In this chapter, you will learn about the different types
    of child labor. Sadly there are probably more than the ones I
    will mention.
    There are different types as well. And most of them
    are bad. The worst forms of it slavery are, child trafficking,
    debt bondage,(paying off the debt by selling
    the children to slavery) forced labor, child
    soldiers, and treacherous work(such as
    mining). The most common form of labor,
    71%, is agriculture. This could be, fishing, forestry, and livestock
    herding. What makes this labor is that the conditions may be bad or
    the children are forced. The absolute most dangerous and bad form
    of child labor is when the work is life-threatening like mining. The
    ‘masters’ make the kids work with ​mercury​. The side effects of
    mercury can harm you physically.

    Payal Jangid
    Teen activists can do good things for others. Even when not a lot of
    people are good to them. An activist named Payal Jangid suffered child slavery.
    Payal is a teen who is trying to abolish or get rid of, child marriage and child
    slavery, now knowing its horror. She is also trying to secure a child's rights.
    She is being successful with her mission to eradicate child marriage. By
    giving speeches and speaking against her village, Payal has gotten rid of child
    marriage. Women don’t need to wear veils in her village, Hinsla. For Payal, this
    was a big victory. She is doing great things for her community.

    How can you Help?


    Since this is so big, ​how can you help​? For starters, you can buy products
    that aren’t made by child laborers. If you're not sure, ask an employee, and if
    they’re not sure maybe they’ll look into this as well. If you see child labor, you
    could report it ( there are laws in
    place, they’re just not enforced).
    You can also do, or join
    organizations against child labor.
    An organization is
    S.C.R.E.A.M., or, ​Supporting
    Children's Rights through Education,
    the Arts, and Media. ​They are focused on
    child labor and, as said in the title, securing
    children’s rights and stopping child labor.

    Child labor is a problem, and I hope you think so too. And thanks to people
    like Payal, the situation is getting ​better​. Thanks to teen activists, different
    problems( like poverty, human rights, animal abuse, government and laws etc)
    can be solved. Teen activists are being and making the change. They bring a
    change to the world, just like Payal and others. What change will you bring to this
    world?
    91 Million 

    Hours of child labor 


    In the world, this year March 19th, 2019(still counting)

     
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
    Places where there is child labor. 
     
     
     
     
    Works Cited 

    “Hours of Child Labor - in the World, This Year.” ​The World Counts​, 

    www.theworldcounts.com/counters/child_labor_statistics_worldwide/modern_day_child_

    labor​. 

    McKenna, Luke. “Child Labor Is Making A Disturbing Resurgence Around The World.” ​Business 

    Insider​, Business Insider, 6 Jan. 2012, 

    www.businessinsider.com/countries-worst-child-labor-risks-2012-1#2-north-korea-9​. 

    “The Worst Forms of Child Labour (IPEC).” ​The Worst Forms of Child Labour (IPEC)​, 

    www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/Youthinaction/C182-Youth-orientated/worstforms/la

    ng--en/index.htm​. 

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