Education

This unit will examine ongoing drivers of child labor in the world today, in terms of refugee crises and children in street situations The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated these conditions by closing schools Millions more children are at risk of being pushed into child labor But the pandemic also presents us with an opportunity to imagine a more equitable post-pandemic world.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the obligations of states towards refugees and displaced persons. Understand the obligations of states towards children in street situations

Describe the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on child rights and human rights

Recognize the causes and effects of social and civil unrest in the United States

Identify successes in protecting and promoting child rights and human rights. Take action to create lasting social change

Essential Questions:

What are the factors pushing children to leave their homes and cross borders?

What are the factors pulling them towards more peaceful and affluent countries?

How can they be integrated into their new lives?

What are the after-effects of the Covid 19 pandemic on worldwide poverty?

How can we seize this opportunity to ameliorate inequity in our society?

Skills: Effective political activism

Lessons: Running to Safety

The Right To Shelter

Effects of Covid-19 on Child Labor and Human Rights

Socioeconomic Effects of Covid-19 in the United States

Peaceful Protest as a Tool for Social Change

Action Steps to eradicate Child Labor