Child labour prevention in agriculture

Junior Farmer Field and Life School - Facilitator’s guide

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2010

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Table of contents

Part I [253kb]

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Child labour: definitions and standards
Aims of this JFFLS Module
Important information for the JFFLS National Coordinator
Important information for JFFLS Facilitators
Points to consider when tackling child labour issues in a JFFLS
Overview of the Exercises

Part II [956kb]

Child Labour Exercises

EXERCISE 1: Role Play
EXERCISE 2: What is child labour?
Facilitator Notes 1: Basic facts about child labour
EXERCISE 3: What do Children do in agriculture?
Facilitator Notes 1 Health and safety problems in agriculture
EXERCISE 4: Carrying heavy loads
Facilitator Notes 3: Carrying heavy loads
EXERCISE 5 Why agriculture can be hazardous for children?
Facilitator Notes 4: Why children are at greater risk than adults
EXERCISE 6: Comparing the situation of different children

Part III [933kb]

EXERCISE 7: Finding out more from a Visitor
EXERCISE 8: A Headline for a Picture
EXERCISE 9: Daily schedules of both a girl and a boy
Facilitator Notes 5: Child domestic workers
EXERCISE 10: Body sculptures
EXERCISE 11: Issues for debate
Facilitator Notes 6: Why do children work?
EXERCISE 12: How can we promote agriculture but avoid child labour?
Facilitator Notes 7: Strategies to eliminate hazardous child labour

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