MESSAGE LIBRARY:

Child labour

Advice on children doing household chores

It is ok for your children to help with some household chores but they should not be working long hours or in similar roles to adults.

How to prevent children being exploited

Talk with children and community members about the risks associated with people who offer to take care of children or offer them jobs or education in the city (in exchange for food, shelter, medicine, money); children may be at risk of being hurt or exploited.

What to do when you see begging children

If you see children who are begging: ask them if they have families or guardians supporting them or advise authorities about their location by contacting [insert info] organisation.

Advice for children

When people offer to take you or your friends in the city to get you jobs, better education or to look after you, they may not always do so, they may hurt you instead.

REFERENCES

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