Canada and the World
Current Events with a Canadian Perspective
Last update
01 March 2011
Rights of Children
Child Labour in Victorian Times
In Victorian England many children as young as
five began working in mines and factories in
the most appalling conditions imaginable
Child Marriage in Saudi Arabia
The marriage of a 60-
to a girl of eight created an unwelcome
controversy for Saudi Arabia’s conservative government
Poisoned Child Workers in Malawi
Child labourers, some as young as five, are working in tobacco fields and being exposed to high levels of nicotine
Abducted, brutalized, and forced
into military service some children experience
horrors that most can’t even imagine