http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOkoms1v0NI
Issue: The people in Kenya (Turkana), in Africa many people are affected by severe famine and starvation problems, not being able to find food to eat and having no help whatsoever for the past two months.
Significances:
1) Around the world it is estimated that 1 billion people are going hungry. Worldwide people die every day, every minute because of starvation. People like this do not deserve a life like this. There will be a lack of population in countries like Africa, and people hate the way they have to survive as every day of their life is a struggle.
2) Some surrounding countries put in a lot of effort to send money, clothes and food to these countries to keep these people alive.
Analysis:
I chose starvation because as we studied child labour/cheap labour and how these people barely survive, whereas these people in Africa struggle to find food to survive. This source seems reliable and I don’t think it’s biased because Africa has been well known for its starvation issues for many years. This video seems very useful, giving opinions of different people in that country. Maybe the fact that they haven’t received any food for 2 months is a little biased because they would all be dead if that was true.
Quote: “I don’t know why god is still keeping me alive, I’m suffering due to hunger.”
Citation: Al Jazeera, “News & Politics,” Kenya/Africa, July 21, 2009.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Child Labour (2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruh0O_mj1v0
Issue: A document based on 3 African children that work in mines. They spend 12 hours to gain less than $1.00 per day. Shows child labour and difficult life situations.
Significances:
1) You see children aged less than 10 years old working in toxic water, in mines for 12 hours per day instead of going to school and having an education. 1 in 7 children worldwide are forced into child labour so it means that it’s everywhere. It is all around the world that children’s lives are ruined and are not how they should be. If child labour increases then the globe will be seen going through a downfall in economy as well as happy lifestyle.
2) In Africa probably a lot of people suffer famines, as said in the video that 3 children working for 12 hours, 6 days a week don’t make up for 1 meal with their money put together.
Analysis:
1) We can discuss and analyze how these children are actually treated. It could be biased as it says ‘they get payed no money but are given a handful of food during their work processes because they do get payed, just very little.
2) I see this video as being quite useful because it clearly shows what these people have to face. It relates to our topic, it is just another country around the globe where child labor is seen.
Quote: “Some are even 5 or 6, and they earn less than $1.00 a day”
Citation: “Arnor, BBC- News & Politics- Child Labour, Africa, June 12, 2006”
Issue: A document based on 3 African children that work in mines. They spend 12 hours to gain less than $1.00 per day. Shows child labour and difficult life situations.
Significances:
1) You see children aged less than 10 years old working in toxic water, in mines for 12 hours per day instead of going to school and having an education. 1 in 7 children worldwide are forced into child labour so it means that it’s everywhere. It is all around the world that children’s lives are ruined and are not how they should be. If child labour increases then the globe will be seen going through a downfall in economy as well as happy lifestyle.
2) In Africa probably a lot of people suffer famines, as said in the video that 3 children working for 12 hours, 6 days a week don’t make up for 1 meal with their money put together.
Analysis:
1) We can discuss and analyze how these children are actually treated. It could be biased as it says ‘they get payed no money but are given a handful of food during their work processes because they do get payed, just very little.
2) I see this video as being quite useful because it clearly shows what these people have to face. It relates to our topic, it is just another country around the globe where child labor is seen.
Quote: “Some are even 5 or 6, and they earn less than $1.00 a day”
Citation: “Arnor, BBC- News & Politics- Child Labour, Africa, June 12, 2006”
Monday, October 12, 2009
Child Labour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTIfY9SmJdA
Issue: This issue, of child labour is situated in Bangladesh. It is a ‘’documentary’’ on an 11 year old girl, and how much she gets as a salary, how she is treated by the owners of her manufacturing job, and how she feels about herself.
Significances:
1) All over the world we see child labour, hundreds of thousands of people are affected by child labour as well as cheap labour. This economically ‘tries’ to raise money in the country but is a devastating result to the people and their lives. Many countries phase child labour all over Asia, Africa, South America, even Europe.
2) Something should be done to make lives of these people happier and better. Starting from 4-5 years old, children do not get an education because they are mistreated and put to work.
Analysis:
1) We can analyze what the little girl says. We can’t say that it’s 100% reliable because it is being answered by an 11 year old. She could’ve easily lied about anything. And it is cheaply interviewed you can see it lacks quality. But on the other hand we can discuss the amount of money she gets payed weekly which is most probably true because child labour all over the world is like that!
2) This article is one of many that give a similar justification to child labour. We can discuss how children like this feel, to be beaten just because they do something wrong, how their limitations to life are and how they survive.
Quote: “I have never bought a tooth brush in my life”
Citation: Nclnet, “National Labor Committee interview,” Bangladesh, November 9th, 2006
Issue: This issue, of child labour is situated in Bangladesh. It is a ‘’documentary’’ on an 11 year old girl, and how much she gets as a salary, how she is treated by the owners of her manufacturing job, and how she feels about herself.
Significances:
1) All over the world we see child labour, hundreds of thousands of people are affected by child labour as well as cheap labour. This economically ‘tries’ to raise money in the country but is a devastating result to the people and their lives. Many countries phase child labour all over Asia, Africa, South America, even Europe.
2) Something should be done to make lives of these people happier and better. Starting from 4-5 years old, children do not get an education because they are mistreated and put to work.
Analysis:
1) We can analyze what the little girl says. We can’t say that it’s 100% reliable because it is being answered by an 11 year old. She could’ve easily lied about anything. And it is cheaply interviewed you can see it lacks quality. But on the other hand we can discuss the amount of money she gets payed weekly which is most probably true because child labour all over the world is like that!
2) This article is one of many that give a similar justification to child labour. We can discuss how children like this feel, to be beaten just because they do something wrong, how their limitations to life are and how they survive.
Quote: “I have never bought a tooth brush in my life”
Citation: Nclnet, “National Labor Committee interview,” Bangladesh, November 9th, 2006
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