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1 Help Wanted: Working to End Child Slavery World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

2 That’s nearly 4 X the population of Canada 126 million children doing dangerous work

3 West Africa: children enslaved in the cocoa industry Caribbean: children forced to work in the travel and tourism industry India: children trafficked into clothing factories South East Asia: boys trafficked into the fishing industry Congo: children forced to work in mining operations A Global Issue Canada: girls trafficked into the sex industry

4 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. The Story of Kyaw Win* (real name protected) A face behind the facts

5 Questions: What surprised you about Kyaw’s story? What about his story is hard to understand? Is this type of child slavery a story you’ve heard before?

6 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. What is Child Slavery? Kyaw – a child in slavery Exploitation Poverty, discrimination, and powerlessness

7 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Dirty Dangerous Degrading 3D Jobs

8 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Child Trafficking A type of child slavery 1.2 million children Forced into 3D jobs 3 rd most profitable crime

9 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Trafficking: True or False? It is about sex It is a problem of poor nations Traffickers often have high social intelligence and work at every level of society Is dominated by men exploiting women

10 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. By Definition Child Work vs. Child Labour Trafficking vs. Smuggling Child vs. Adult Trafficking

11 Questions?

12 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Pharady’s Story Working in a brick factory in Cambodia Link in “Chat” section

13 Question? How do we go about protecting boys and girls from working in 3D jobs?

14 World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Protecting Children Know how to be safe Participating Education Parent(s) have jobs Family and Community ensure safety Laws and polices implement Good justice and social system Business and organization do their part Crisis safety

15 WHAT CAN YOU DO? World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

16 Our Focus Child trafficking. Exploitation of children in mining activities. Abuse of children in the travel and tourism industry. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

17 Help Wanted in 2012 Building a Movement National Action Plan on Human Trafficking Shopping for Change World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

18 What you can do today Sign the petition telling Prime Minister Harper to address child trafficking. endchildslavery.ca OR www.worldvision.ca/connect/ (Youth Audiences) World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

19 CONNECT Pledge to End Child Slavery “Be Safety” for the 30 Hour Famine Become a Crisis Child Partner Lead your church Find resources for your Campus group www.worldvision.ca/connect/ World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

20 Voices for Children Stay up to date on issues affecting children voices.worldvision.ca Join our Facebook Group – http://www.facebook.com/grou ps/worldvisionvoices/ http://www.facebook.com/grou ps/worldvisionvoices/ World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

21 Other Ways to Give Child Sponsorship Gift Catalogue World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

22 For More Information Visit: endchildslavery.ca endchildslavery.ca OR http://worldvisionmedia.ca/connect/ Contact: worldvisionvoices@worldvision.ca World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.


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