Thursday: 29 May  2003

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Youth - Jeug

• Child Labour Week
• Wanted: old school outfits
• Seun met die goue stem
• Winterskool vir matrieks

JUNE is Child Protection Month and next week, 2 to 6 June, is Child Labour Awareness Week.

A recent study, commissioned by the Department of Labour, revealed that 36% of children in South Africa under the age of 15 are involved in child labour, as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

The Congress of South African Trade Unions said this is totally unacceptable.

As well as putting children's lives, health and safety at risk and depriving them of opportunities for education, it also reduces jobs for adult workers.

The federation welcomed the Minister of Labour's assurance that the government has committed itself to eradicating child labour in the country by ratifying international instruments such as the ILO conventions on the minimum age for work and the worst forms of child labour.

The local Child Labour Intersectoral Group will do presentations at ten primary schools next week. Speakers will be from the Departments of Labour, Justice, Social Services, Health and the SAAPS.

The first meeting is on Monday 11:00 at Ronwe Primary and 12:30 at Sonop Primary. On Tuesday 09:00 they are at Bergendal and at 10:15 at Nieuwendrift Primary.

On Wednesday they visit Wes-Eind Primary at 11:00 and Wemmershoek at 12:00. On Thursday at 10:30 they are at Daljosaphat and 12:00 at Simondium,

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The programme is concluded on the Friday with presentation at Saron Primary (12:00) and Roodezandt Primary (13:30).

For more information or to organise a presentation, contact Michael Lefatsa from the Department of Labour at 072-126-2479.

THE Paarl Junior Town Council is currently collecting school outfits for needy pupils of Kersboslaagte Primary, Paardeberg. Many of the pupils have no warm clothing and walking long distances to school.

They require blue shirts, grey trousers, grey jerseys and blue tracksuits as well as warm vests or T-shirts.

Anyone who has unwanted school clothing can deliver the items to the Drakenstein Heemkring at 214 Main Street (opposite Paarlberg BMW) between 10:00 and 12:00 on week days.

For enquiries, phone Brenda Pagel on 863-2217.

SANG is in Paarliet Ivan Vorster se bloed.

Dié onderhoofseun van Paarl Primêre Seunskool het sewe medaljes by die onlangse Suid-Afrikaanse Kampioenskappe vir Uitvoerende Kunste verwerf.

Dit is die meeste medaljes wat 'n junior (o.15 jaar) ontvang het.

Hy het vir sewe style ingeskryf en het 'n medalje vir elke styl ontvang: goud vir Broadway, rock, opera en 'variety', en silwer vir gospel, world music en country.

Ivan, wat sang neem by La Musique in die Paarl, sal van 30 Augustus tot 7 September deel wees van die Suid-Afrikaanse span wat op Stellenbosch in die junior afdeling van die Wêreld Kampioenskappe vir Uitvoerende Kunste teen vele lande sal meeding.

Ivan het pas 'n kontrak met die Hip Hop/Funk dansgroep Latreaux van Plattekloof losgeslaan, om as solokunstenaar saam met hulle op te tree.

Hy vertrek eersdaags op 'n uitgebreide binnelandse toer met hierdie groep.

Latreaux beteken "living the ministry" en die groep bestaan uit agt meisies tussen 12 en 15 jaar. Hulle instruktrise is Marbi von Willigh, wat 'Face Idol' van die jaar is.

'n WINTERSKOOL vir matrieks word weer vanjaar van Maandag 14 Julie tot Donderdag 17 Julie by Hoërskool Gimnasium gehou. Dit word aangebied deur die Mathcard Sentrum.

Die vakke wat aangebied word is Wiskunde, Natuur- en Skeikunde en Rekeningkunde.

Alle matrieks wat bereid is om hard te werk is welkom om in te skryf.

Brosjures met volledige besonderhede is beskikbaar by Hoërskool Gimnasium, Pam Golding, De Jagers Uitrusters, Waltons, Westerman Apteek (Noorder-Paarl) en by die toerismeburo in Wellington.

Vir nader besonderhede bel 872-0307 of 082-8543-611.

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