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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#$ect: Communication Studies
Teacher: Mrs Elaine King
%nit: 1
&ear o' Su#mission: 2(1)
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Ta#le o' Contents
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General *ntroduction
This ort'olio seeks to highlight the ma$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