Young people, have your say!

youth@clc, the Children's Law Centre's youth advisory panel, are currently undertaking a new and very important children’s right project, which will highlight the experiences of the very many young people who work in Northern Ireland.

In response to the lack of information on young people who work and discrimination issues experienced by young people in employment, youth@clc have developed a survey which seeks to begin the process of clarifying :

• the numbers of children and young people who work,
• what type of work they do, and
• what issues they face.

We would like as many young people aged 11 – 17 years, both those who work and those who do not work, to complete the survey. We intend to analyse the results of the survey and produce a report, which we will use to highlight issues of concern in respect of the employment of young people with government.

How can you get involved?

We need help in this important work. We are asking those who work with young people to encourage them to visit the Children's Law Centre website and:

• complete the questionnaire online or
• download the questionnaire, complete it and then email the completed form to youthatclc@childrenslawcentre.org.

Alternatively we would be delighted if you would photocopy the enclosed questionnaire and encourage young people to fill it in. Completed forms can be returned to:

Chalky
Freepost
BEL3837
BT15 1BR.

It will only take a few minutes for a young person to complete the survey which could make a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people who work.