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ILO World Day Against Child Labour |
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JUNE 12, 2003, VANCOUVER: Teachers in B.C. are marking the second annual World Day Against Child Labour by calling upon the government to rescind Bill 37, which would significantly expand employers' ability to hire children aged 12�15 without any special considerations for their youth or their education. "Teachers and child advocates are deeply concerned about the proposed changes in Bill 37," said British Columbia Teachers' Federation President Neil Worboys. "It is the most regressive legislation in Canada. It is clearly designed to benefit employers, not children, and it eliminates what few protections previously existed for children aged 12�15 on the job." As it stands now, employers who want to hire children under the age of 15 must get permission from the director of the Employment Standards Branch, who can set conditions of work for the child and can compel the employer to respect those conditions. In the past, they also needed the approval of the child's school counsellor. Click here for more. Click on the underlined links below for webcasts of presentations in RealAudio, RealVideo and Windows Media Player formats. |
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| Neil Worboys, President, BCTF RT: 15:52 |
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| Adrienne Montani, "First Call" child advocacy coalition RT: 7:42 |
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| Media Questions RT: 8:48 |
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