childhood: the most innocent stage in a human’s life. Children should have the right play, the right to have fun, the right to receive proper education, the right to bond with friends and family, the right to determine their own future, the right to just be a child. We were all children, and we still are. But, that’s not how life works in the majority of the world. We are extremely lucky. In school we learn about the countries that can’t afford education, or work all day to provide for their families. This really hits home and is an extremely serious topic to talk about, but we don’t really know how life would be, if everything that we had got taken away. Our cellphones, those new Jordans you got, that hoverboard that you got for christmas, our daily meals plus snacks, our education, our homes, and even our families. Like they say, you really don’t know what you got till its gone. So today, we are going to walk in the shoes of a child labourer from the Philippines; who ironically might not even own shoes. But his fingers are worked raw, and his body is on the verge of breaking point. That’s the power of child labour in the mines of the Philippines.

Child labour is not a problem that we commonly have to deal with here in Canada. In British Columbia, workers must be 15 years old to work, in every area from industry to agriculture. Once you start working, there are certain time restrictions on the hours you get. Minimum wage is $10.20, although there is the option of overtime which could result in double time.

In this movie, you will learn all about child labour in the Philippines, and child labour in Britain during the Industrial Revolution. You will be educated on both topics, and you will learn why child labour is such a serious effect that can’t be stopped.

 

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The Children Risking Their Lives In Underwater Gold Mines. Dir. Evan Williams and Georgina Davies. Perf. Joshua. Journeyman Pictures, 2015. Film.