Curated Video
Number of children in work increase due to conflict
YEMEN CHILD LABOURSOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 3:02SHOTLIST: AP TelevisionSanaa, Yemen - 5 July 20161. 12-year-old Ali leaving home carrying sack2. Ali walking to start his job collecting...
Curated Video
Afghan kids risk lives directing traffic for pittance
Children as young as 11-years-old are spending their days out in the bitter cold, working as volunteer traffic police along some of the most treacherous roads in Afghanistan in order to support their families.Sedaqat works outside the...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Traumatised Rohingya children fear return to Myanmar
The disturbing drawings of homes engulfed in flames and stickmen hanging from trees that are produced by Rohingya children in Bangladesh's overcrowded refugee camps are slowly giving way to the flowers and sunny days that psychologists...
Curated Video
US House Democrats: Acosta resigning 'right thing'
US Congressional Democrats are applauding the decision of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein plea deal in 2008.
Curated Video
House Democrats: Acosta resigning is 'right thing'
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Curated Video
House Democrats: Acosta resigning is 'right thing'
Congressional Democrats are applauding the decision of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein plea deal in 2008.
Curated Video
Today's Trends In Teen Employment
Where and when U.S. teenagers are working is changing.
TED-Ed
Why do Americans and Canadians Celebrate Labor Day?
A day off from work to celebrate...labor? Find out why on the first Monday of every September, Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day. Viewers will learn about the unique history of the first Labor Day, in which workers not only...
PBS
Grace Abbott | Unladylike2020
A short video compares the work of 20th century reformer Grace Abbott with that of 21st century activist Christina Jimenez. The digital short focuses on the commitment of both women to immigrant rights, child labor, and health care.
PBS
The Farm Worker Movement
An impactful video details the work of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in creating the United Farmworkers. In the 1960s farm workers of California stood together to better their working conditions. Making their way to Sacramento,...
PBS
Labor Day | All About the Holidays
Labor Day isn't just a day off at the beginning of the school year! Learn all about the workers who fought for labor laws and workplace safety with an informative video about the origins of Labor Day.
Crash Course
Globalization and Trade and Poverty
Can we eradicate extreme poverty with globalization? How far can the planet support a growing global industry? High schoolers watch an engaging video about some of the most important questions in the economic world today—and view some of...
Curated OER
China in Revolution 1911-1949 (Part 3/10)
Economic struggles and deprivation lead to discontent, providing fertile ground for Communist organizers. "Pull back your fist before you strike" becomes the battle cry of Mao Zedong's Red Army as they use guerrilla warfare tactics...
Columbia University
Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Frances Perkins
On this website you can read and hear interviews with Frances Perkins which cover her advocacy to give governmental protection to the working class. The interviews were conducted as part of Columbia University's Oral History project.
Indiana University
The Center on Congress: Congressional Moments Videos
View brief videos examining key legislation throughout our nation's history that impacts our lives today. Topics include Child Labor, Civil Rights, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Park Service, The Marshall Plan, and Women's...
Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project: "Out, Out " by Robert Frost
In this video episode [5:36] from The Favorite Poem Project, Elizabeth Woztusik, a teaching artist from Massachusetts, describes herself, her will to help her diverse students, and explains why Robert Frost's poem entitled "OUT, OUT---"...
A&E Television
History.com: Child Labor
A good summary of child labor in the United States and the development of the child labor laws. [1:56]
BBC
Bbc News: Bangladeshi Workers Pay Price for West's Cheap Clothes
This article discusses child labor and other disturbing methods that allow clothing to be made cheaply in Bangladesh to serve the Western market. Includes video discussing the April 2013 factory collapse that killed 1,034 adult and child...
CNN
Cnn: Christiane Amanpour: Bangladesh's Pm: 'Accidents Happen'
In this video, reporter Christiane Amanpour questions Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about why more was not done to prevent the large scale disaster and loss of life that occurred Bangladesh's Rana Plaza garment factories in April 2013....
British Library
British Library: The Origins of a Christmas Carol
Professor Michael Slater MBE explains the background to Charles Dickens's novel, A Christmas Carol, reveals his reasons for writing it, and discusses its monumental success. [12:29]
Other
Mary & the Miners: Child Labour
It's 1841 and Mary Watkins is 10 years old and works in a coalmine. She takes us through her day, introducing us to her friend and three brothers who work in the mine alongside their father. This beautifully crafted animation was based...
Other
The Industrial Revolution: A Boon to Industry, a Bane to Childhood
A video describing what life was like during the Industrial Revolution in the United States. What did the development of factories do to families and children's lives during the era? Eventually laws were established out of necessity to...