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Help Wanted: Working to End Child Slavery

Help Wanted: Working to End Child Slavery . World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. 126 million children doing dangerous work.

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Help Wanted: Working to End Child Slavery

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  1. Help Wanted: Working to End Child Slavery World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  2. 126 million children doing dangerous work • That’s nearly 4 X the population of Canada World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  3. A Global Issue Congo: children forced to work in mining operations India: children trafficked into clothing factories South East Asia: boys trafficked into the fishing industry West Africa: children enslaved in the cocoa industry Caribbean: children forced to work in the travel and tourism industry Canada: girls trafficked into the sex industry

  4. A face behind the facts • The Story of KyawWin* • (real name protected) World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  5. Questions: • What surprised you about Kyaw’s story? • What about his story is hard to understand? • Is this type of child slavery a story you’ve heard before?

  6. What is Child Slavery? • Kyaw – a child in slavery • Exploitation • Poverty, discrimination, and powerlessness World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  7. 3D Jobs • Dirty • Dangerous • Degrading World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  8. Child Trafficking • A type of child slavery • 1.2 million children • Forced into 3D jobs • 3rd most profitable crime World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  9. Trafficking: True or False? • It is about sex • It is a problem of poor nations • Traffickers often have high social intelligence and work at every level of society • Is dominated by men exploiting women World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  10. By Definition • Child Work vs. Child Labour • Trafficking vs. Smuggling • Child vs. Adult Trafficking World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  11. Questions?

  12. Pharady’s Story • Working in a brick factory in Cambodia • Link in “Chat” section World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  13. Question? • How do we go about protecting boys and girls from working in 3D jobs?

  14. Protecting Children • Know how to be safe • Participating • Education • Parent(s) have jobs • Family and Community ensure safety • Laws and polices implement • Good justice and social system • Business and organization do their part • Crisis safety World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  15. WHAT CAN YOU DO? World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  16. Our Focus • Child trafficking. • Exploitation of children in mining activities. • Abuse of children in the travel and tourism industry. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  17. Help Wanted in 2012 • Building a Movement • National Action Plan on Human Trafficking • Shopping for Change World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  18. What you can do today • Sign the petition telling Prime Minister Harper to address child trafficking. • endchildslavery.ca • OR • www.worldvision.ca/connect/(Youth Audiences) World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  19. CONNECT • Pledge to End Child Slavery • “Be Safety” for the 30 Hour Famine • Become a Crisis Child Partner • Lead your church • Find resources for your Campus group • www.worldvision.ca/connect/ World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  20. Voices for Children • Stay up to date on issues affecting children • voices.worldvision.ca • Join our Facebook Group – http://www.facebook.com/groups/worldvisionvoices/ World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  21. Other Ways to Give • Child Sponsorship • Gift Catalogue World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

  22. For More Information Visit:endchildslavery.ca OR http://worldvisionmedia.ca/connect/ Contact: worldvisionvoices@worldvision.ca World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

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