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Child Labour<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n What every child should know about child labour <\/a>\n
A Q&A from A World at School that provides background information on child labour<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n In pictures: Child labourers making clothes in squalid Bangladesh factories <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Child labour on Nestl\u00e9 farms: chocolate giant’s problems continue <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Child labour in the fashion supply chain <\/a>\n
From UNICEF, a presentation about child labour in the fashion industry<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n I got hired at a Bangladesh sweatshop. Meet my 9-year-old boss <\/a>\n
From the Toronto Star<\/em>, an article about child labour in Bangladesh\u2014photos and videos are included (for older students)<\/a> <\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n A Child in the Coffee Forests and Living Life By a Thread <\/a>\n
From World Vision, two stories of child labourers<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Child Labour Stories <\/a>\n
From the ILO, three personal stories about child labourers<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Made in the USA: Child Labour & Tobacco <\/a>\n
From Human Rights Watch, a video about child labourers on tobacco farms in the U.S. (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Iqbal: A Novel by Francesco D\u2019Adamo (Aladdin, 2003)<\/span> <\/a>\n
A story about a young boy called Iqbal who is sold into slavery at a carpet factory. It is Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil and is brave enough to show them how to get there. (For older students)<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Sold by Patricia McCormick (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Written in free verse, this book is about 13-year-old Lakshmi being sold into sexual slavery and her eventual freedom. (For older students) <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth (Balzer + Bray, 2009)<\/span> <\/a>\n
A story about 11-year-old Gopal who is kidnapped and enslaved in a sweatshop. Gopal forms friendships with the five other boys being held with him, sharing stories and thinking about a way to escape. (For older students)<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Yasmin\u2019s Hammer written by Ann Malaspina and illustrated by Doug Chayka (Lee & Low Books, 2010)<\/span> <\/a>\n
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, as two girls work hard all day to help support their family by chipping bricks into small pieces, older sister Yasmin seeks a way to attend school and learn to read so that she can one day have a better life.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Environmental Impact and Waste<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n As Consumerism Spreads, Earth Suffers, Study Says <\/a>\n
From National Geographic, an article about the impact of consumerism on the environment<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Electronic waste is piling up. Here\u2019s why you should care. <\/a>\n
From Global News, a look at Canada\u2019s e-waste (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Textile Towns in the Shadows of Pollution <\/a>\n
From Greenpeace, a video looking at textile pollution in China (video includes subtitles)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Clothing to dye for: the textile sector must confront water risks <\/a>\n
From the UK newspaper, The Guardian<\/i>, about the toxic waste of textile industries and what can be done (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Food waste costs Canada $31B a year, report says <\/a>\n
From CBC, an article about how much food is wasted in Canada before and after purchase (for older students)<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Over consumption is killing off the world’s most precious wildlife, from tigers to tuna <\/a>\n
An article from UK newspaper, The Independent<\/i>, exploring the WWF\u2019s report on loss of wildlife due to overconsumption (for older students)<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Black Friday: A signal of ecological illiteracy <\/a>\n
An opinion piece by a Winnipeg teacher on the importance of dealing with overconsumption and days like Black Friday (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The Guardian (UK) newspaper <\/a>\n
For the latest news and issues about overconsumption (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Advertising<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n \n Lights, Action, Burger! <\/a>\n
An older video by a food makeup artist explaining tricks used to make food look appetizing in ads<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Food That Fools You <\/a>\n
From National Geographic, a look at some of the tricks food advertisers use<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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