#child-labour

[ follow ]
#charles-dickens #poverty #social-inequality #south-sudan #child-exploitation #humanitarian-crisis #education
Books
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Donal Fallon: The spirit of Dickens' classic lives on in those working towards a fairer society for all children

Charles Dickens's childhood as a child labourer deeply influenced his novels and social criticism.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children in child labour: Report

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children (64%) face forced labour, sexual exploitation, theft, or involvement with armed groups, reaching 90% in worst-hit regions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Plot Twist: I am related to the real-life Oliver

For almost my entire life, I've known there's a connection between my family and Oliver Twist. There's little chance I could forget it. Charles Dickens's story has exploded into an Oliver multimedia universe, with as many as a hundred screen adaptations, the brilliant Lionel Bart musical, two current TV shows based on the frenmity of Fagin and the Artful Dodger, and an Audible dramatisation starring Brian Cox and Daniel Kaluuya.
History
[ Load more ]