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Name: Linae Hendricks

Grade: 12

Teacher: Mrs. E King

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School: St. Mar High School

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Name: Linae Hendricks

School: St. Mar High School

Territor: "amaica

Centre Num#er:

Candidate Num#er:

Su#$ect: Communication Studies

Teacher: Mrs Elaine King

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&ear o' Su#mission: 2(1)

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Ta#le o' Contents

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General *ntroduction

This ort'olio seeks to highlight the ma$or concerns that

surrounds the de5eloing issue o' child la#our in modern da

societies and to make ersons a9are o' the eects and named

solutions to the issue. There is a main 'ocus on the ad5erse eects

that this issue has on the li'e o' the child. The resolution is

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ossi#le 9ith the colla#orati5e eort o' citi;ens< those 9ho ha5e

'allen re to this issue and the Go5ernment.

*n gathering all the rele5ant in'ormation 'or the e7ositor

iece< one rimar and secondar source 9as used. The

in'ormation gathered 'rom these t9o sources 9ere com#ined to

'orm a discussion on the causes< eects and solutions 'or child

la#our.

The re=ecti5e iece entitled >Stolen Childhood? 9as 9ritten

in @rst erson narrati5e oint o' 5ie9 as it e7resses not onl the

concerns o' the ersona hersel' #ut also the 5ictims 9ho are

in5ol5ed in cases o' child la#our. 8lso the 'act that these children

9ho are in5ol5ed ma #e ermanentl scarred as the ha5e to

engage in such la#our at a tender age. The re=ecti5e iece

imlores citi;ens to not ignore the issue and la their art in

alle5iating the issue.

The oem highlighted a mood o' disaointment as the

ersona e7resses her thoughts on the issue at hand. An the other

hand the tone o' disgust is used to illustrate her emotional status.

* chose to do m re=ecti5e iece in the 'orm o' a oem due

to m kno9ledge #ase in Literature in English ena#les me to

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eecti5el comose the iece surrounding the theme o' Child

La#our in the Cari##ean.

8s a student studing 8d5anced Sociolog< * am e7osed to

modern da issues that imact m countr. This #etter ena#les me

to ursue this theme and toic as * am a9are o' current aairs in

"amaica. 8long 9ith m asiration to #e a Child Care ABcer< * am

interested in de'ending the rights o' these child la#ourers. This

ort'olio 9ill #etter eui me to ser5er in the @eld as * no9 ha5e

kno9ledge as it ertains to Child La#our in the Cari##ean.

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!re'ace

The oem 9ritten around the theme o' child la#our is a

dramatic monologue in 9hich the ersona tries to #ring across the

idea that child la#our is an issue that is not #eing noticed and

addressed # the Go5ernment as children are suering 9ithout the

recognition o' the authorities.

The oem illustrates the struggles the children ha5e to go

through on a dail #asis $ust to ro5ide not onl 'or themsel5es #ut

also 'or their 'amilies. 8nd due to the 'ear the 'eel< the children

are a'raid to reort these cases to the rele5ant authorities.

There'ore< the urose o' this oem is to make eole more

a9are o' the trending issue and ho9 it aects the li5elihood o' the

child< not onl short term eects #ut also long term eects.

The researcherDs in'ormation could #e resented at a child

de5eloment seminar since this agenc 'osters solutions to

ro#lems that surround the child la#our issue. *t could #e

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resented 9hen other Go5ernment agencies are resent such as

the Child La#our %nit 9here the resentation could #e aired 5ia

the radio or tele5ision to highlight the issue and take the

necessar re5entati5e measures.

Theme

Child La#our in the Cari##ean

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Toic

*n 9hat 9as are children in "amaica 9ho are in5ol5ed in

child la#our aected # their in5ol5ement and 9hat measures are

#eing taken to sol5e it.


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Thesis

Child La#our has #ecome a dominant societal issue in

"amaica 9hich has ad5ersel aected childrenDs li5es< eseciall

academicall. Through the installation o' rogrammes and gi5en

recommendations< the Go5ernment attemts to ensure that the

issue #ecomes less re5alent.

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ationale

Child La#our is #ecoming an increasingl oular issue in

"amaica and countries across the 9orld. * chose this articular

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toic and theme #ecause * ha5e noticed the num#er o' children

that are selling on the streets under se5ere conditions in order to

ro5ide 'or their 'amilies. * am articularl concerned as to

9hether or not the are a#le to e7cel academicall as the do not

attend school regularl. These children should #e going to school

to get an education #ut instead the ha5e to #e on the streets

selling< 9ashing 9indo9s or $ust lain #egging $ust to make a

dollarD.

* chose the theme o' child la#our #ecause * am a child

msel' and * smathi;e 'or each child as * am a#le to get an

education and the are not #ecause the struggle @nanciall.

8s a student currentl studing 8d5anced Sociolog< * ha5e a

heightened interest in the societal issues and current aairs that

imact m countr.

Fith m articular interest in child care and adolescent

de5eloment * asire to #ecome a child care oBcer as * 9ish to

de'end the rights o' those 9ho are less 'ortunate than msel'.

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3iscussion

Child La#our< according to the Merriam Fe#ster 3ictionar

is de@ned as the emloment o' a child in a #usiness< eseciall in

5iolation o' 'ederal statutes rohi#iting the emloment o' children

under a seci@ed age. *n a "amaica A#ser5er article entitled >Child

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statement is deemed 5alid as o#ser5ed in re5ious research

conducted 5ia uestionnaires 9here -( o' the resondents 9ere

males and the remaining ,( 'emales. 8ccording to a case stud

conducted # the Child La#our %nit< it 9as re5ealed that o5er -(

o' 9orking children in@ltrated the agricultural< @sheries+in "amaica< it is customar 'or

children to #e taken out o' school to hel generate income 9hich

o'ten times occurs in single arent 'amilies.? Ha5ing too man

mem#ers uts a @nancial strain on these single arent 'amilies.

Ather 'actors such as lack o' kno9ledge contri#utes to children

#ecoming in5ol5ed in child la#our. 8 sur5e conducted # the

Statistical *nstitute o' "amaica concluded that 24., o' ersons

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residing in rural and oorer areas are una9are o' the eects that

child la#our can ha5e on the child.

Child La#our #eing a 9idesread ro#lem oses a threat to

the children in5ol5ed. Fith the interrution o' their academic li5es

#eing the num#er one eect. 8n article u#lished in the Sunda

Gleaner< March 21< 2(1( 9ritten # !hilli Hamilton< seaks to lo9

grades and the high chances o' illiterac in child la#ourers. *t is

necessar also to think a#out the long term eects that the issue

9ill ha5e. 8ccording to 8llison Gam#le< la#our rights #logger

>These oung children 9ho 9ork< rather than learn< 9ill continue

9orking through the rest o' their li5es 9ithout an oortunit to

increase their social standing in li'e.?

8ccording to Mar5a imminies< the ractice o' child la#ourChild La#our Horror 1-


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E5aluation o' Medium

The "amaica A#ser5er is a ne9saer o9ned # Outch

Ste9art 9hich rints u#lications in Kingston. *t 9as esta#lished in

the ear 14 and is no9 seen as the 'ourth national ne9saer in

"amaica. The in'ormation 'rom the medium is certi@ed relia#le and

'actual as 9ell as it oer oinionated statements 'or 9hich the

coman holds no resonsi#ilit.

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E5aluation o' Conte7t

The researcher 9as a#sent at the time o' u#lication thus

the researcher is una#le to comment on the hsical en5ironment

and the time the article 9as 9ritten. Ho9e5er< the researcher

#elie5es that at the time o' u#lication there 9as a high rise in the

cases o' child la#our thus in=uencing the 9riterDs decision to

ursue the issue.

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E5aluation o' Content

The article entitled >Child La#our Horror 1-


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se5erel aecting the countr. This has #een suorted # 'actual

in'ormation and statistics 9hich deems the article accurate and

relia#le.

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Structured uestionnaires go5erning the toic relating to

child la#our 9ere constructed 9hich 9ere distri#uted in the to9n

o' !ort Maria. The method allo9ed the researcher to o#tain 5alid

in'ormation and due to the randomness o' the samle< a 5ariet o'

resonses 9ere gi5en 'rom the children in5ol5ed in the research.

Fith se5en o' the resondents #eing 'rom single arent 'amilies

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