news bulletin – answers

Child labour rampant despite ban

true/false

1. The problem of child labour in India is huge. T: more than 12 million children work
2. The market shown in the report is in Southern India. F: Northern India
3. It is famous for its grass bangles. F: glass bangles
4. Children come to this market to look for work. T: it serves as a child labour market
5. All children workers are over 10 years of age. F: some are only 6 or 7 years old
6. They are paid US$1.00 per day. T
7. The boy interviewed would rather work than study. F: he has no time to study (he works 8 hours a day) and has no choice
8. It is illegal in India to employ children. T
9. The official interviewed denies the claims that children work long hours. T: he claims they work 2 to 2.5 hours and go to school
10. Employing young children in India has gone on for years. T: it is an age-old practice