[child-rights] New Educational Website of Child Labor in Agriculture now on-line

Child Labor in Agriculture Web Site Now On-Line! http://www.fieldsofhope.org

More than half of the world s estimated 250 million working children work 
in agriculture and rarely, if ever, get the chance to go to school.  The 
tragedy of their lives and what people can do to fight the worst forms of 
child labor are vividly portrayed on a new web site sponsored by the 
AFL-CIO s Solidarity Center.

Teachers, students, and others interested in child labor issues can go to 
www.fieldsofhope.org and find out what it s like for a child to work in the 
agricultural sector.  The easy to navigate web site has information on 
child labor around the world, a quiz to test your knowledge about the 
problems of child labor, a video flash on a day in the life of child 
laborers, and a message center to share information and experiences with 
other users of the web site.  In addition, there is an extensive resource 
section and a teacher s guide to help integrate the web site into a 
classroom discussion.

While the web site is geared for use by students of middle school age and 
older, it contains up-to-date information relevant to anyone working in the 
field of child labor issues.  Fieldsofhope.org was developed with funds 
from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs.  For more information, contact Roni Clemons of the Solidarity 
Center at: <info@fieldsofhope.org>.


Sonia A. Rosen
SARInternational
Tel:  202.363.7373
Fax: 202.363.4142
E-mail:  soniarosen@erols.com