Episode 23 - Child Labor in the Caribbean

<p>For this episode of Conversations on Modern Slavery, we&#39;re sharing a conversation originally recorded for Freedom Matters, a monthly radio program from the Caribbean Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons. Caribbean Regional Coordinator Adrian Alexander and Senior Program Manager for Research Dr. Marta Furlan join host Mikey Hutchinson to discuss child labor across the Caribbean. Drawing on a new fact sheet developed with the Caribbean Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons, they explain how poverty, limited access to education, family instability, and migration put children at risk, and where the line falls between helping at home and exploitation. They also share recommendations for governments, schools, communities, and families working to keep children safe and in school.</p><p>The fact sheet mentioned in the episode can be downloaded from Free the Slaves website: <a href="One in eight children in the Caribbean is affected by child labor. Most are between five and eleven years old. In Episode 23 of Conversations on Modern Slavery, a conversation originally recorded for Freedom Matters, our Caribbean Regional Coordinator Adrian Alexander and Senior Program Manager for Research Dr. Marta Furlan talk with host Mikey Hutchinson about what drives child labor across the region, how it differs from children simply helping at home, and what a new fact sheet developed with the Caribbean Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons offers families, educators, and children themselves. Listen to the full episode: https://links.freetheslaves.net/podcast " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://freetheslaves.net/caribbean/</a></p><p>You can access more episodes of Freedom Matters on the CCATIP YouTube Channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CCATIPMedia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/@CCATIPMedia</a></p>