Child Labor: A Global Tragedy

Presented in PowerPoint
7 Grade Students
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West New York Middle School

An Eisenhower
A Project

Michelle A. Dorian, Reading

Elizabeth M. Mackin, Social Studies
Our Goal: understanding the history of child
labor and discovering the current state of
child labor on a global scale.
 What is meant by
Child Labor?
 Why do companies
employ children?
 How can we make a
difference in the life of
a boy or girl in
bondage?
Students:
 Viewed “Lost Futures”
 Read “Battling Labor,” “Voices of the Rugmark
Children,” “Child Labor Then & Now”
 Conducted internet research
 Chose and narrowed topic
 Attended Child Labor Lecture
 Presented findings in PowerPoint format
Students Learned:

 The causes of child labor

 The effects of child labor
 The history of Child Labor in the U.S.
 The world wide use of child labor
 The ways of stopping child labor
 The technology of PowerPoint