Help Wanted
Safe and secure – we demand it for Canadian children. But millions of children aren’t. Sold into domestic service or marriage. Tricked into sexual service. Forced to beg on the street. Pushed to work in dangerous mines or factories. READ MORE
There are millions of children trapped in child labour just like Ka and Sohail.
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Child Trafficking
“They allowed us to sleep only about one hour per day. [We were treated] as animals …”–Kyaw Win* was 16 when he was trafficked onto a fishing boat in Thailand. He escaped abusive work conditions by jumping into the water in the middle of the night. READ MORE
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Child Labour in Mining
“I am collecting blocks with green colour for my mother. …. [but when I grow up] I want to be a tailor.” – Dorcas, 6, who mines for copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo with her mother and six siblings. READ MORE
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Children Exploited in Travel and Tourism
Mao*, 15, who lives in Cambodia, has been driven by a painful memory since she was young.
“My family is extremely poor,” Mao explains. READ MORE
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Blog
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The Abolitionist in All of Us
May, 2013Slavery – it is a practice that sends a shiver up backs and brings up images of … READ MORE
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Changes to Canada’s Development Work
Apr, 2013Recently, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) merged with… READ MORE
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6.9 Million Reasons Canada Should Act
Apr, 2013It can be overwhelming to think that each year 6.9 million children continue to… READ MORE
