Games - Age

1. How many children of primary school age around the world are not in school?

70 million

93 million

103 million

2. The Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates that domestic work carried out by children is illegal if:

Children don't like doing it and would prefer to be outdoors playing

It takes children more than three hours a day to finish

It keeps them from going to school or from having time to rest and play

3. Look carefully at the advertisement. What type of discrimination does this article portray?

Discrimination on the ground of disability

Discrimination on the ground of age

Discrimination on grounds of multiple discrimination

4. How can one encourage the participation of the 50+ age group in the workforce

Provide higher income

Provide ICT training and skill development

Introduce grandparental leave

Introduce flexible hours

5. Training on a new computer system will be given to all sales staff at company ABC. Mark is 55 years old. The management has decided it is not worth providing training to Mark given that he will soon reach retirement age. Is this age discrimination?

Yes


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