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– CHILD LABOUR |
| “Humanity
cannot close its eyes to such a tragedy!
What have these children done to deserve such maltreatment?”
(John Paul II – Message
for Lent) |
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Vatican City
(Fides Service) – Inspired by Pope
John Paul II’s message for Lent 2004, entitled “Whoever
receives one such child in my name receives me” (Mt
18,5) in which the Pope voices concern for the plight of so
many of the world’s children, Fides is publishing a
series of special issues on the tragedy of lost childhood.
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SLAVES OF MANY OWNERS
In Asia - In Africa - In Latin America
– workers without rights – will the future be any different?
ILO: CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIGHT
AGAINST CHILD LABOUR
AFRICA/BENIN
Little girls in Cotonou: education changes
the lives of many little girls.
AFRICA/BENIN
“Child labour is a modern form of
slavery ” says Father Claude, in front line to fight the plague
of street children in Benin
AFRICA/ANGOLA
“To eliminate the scourge of child
labour parents must be made to realise that that children are not
the property of adults ” says Father Benedito who runs a Home
for Children in southern Angola
ASIA/PAKISTAN
“To uproot child labour a greater
effort must be made to eliminate poverty”: Archbishop Lawrence
Saldhana, President of Bishops’ Conference tells Fides –
The local Church provide child workers with free afternoon schooling
ASIA/INDIA
The Church keeps close watch on child
labour: religious institutes and lay associations provide valid
assistance
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PHOTOGRAPHS to down load free of charge
Children
Photo Fides Dossier >>
Africa/Rwanda:
Children whose home is the UN camp at Kiziva :
Africa/Etiopia
: Zway :
Asia/Korea
: Little inmates at Holy Infant Adoption Center
Asia
/Mongolia : Abandoned children find a family at the CICM House
Spain/Mostra:
"I volti della schiavitù: Non sono bambini lavoratori,
sono schiavi"
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DOCUMENTS:
Pope
John Paul II’s message for Lent 2004 >>
Dossier STREET CHILDREN
>>
Dossier MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD DAY >> |
IN-DEPHT STUDY - LENT 2004
