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     There are many points that oppose child labor; and yet, in some countries, there seems to be no choice. Children, who become orphans after losing their parents at an early age and have no relatives to support them, have no choice but to work. In developing countries, such as Asia and Africa, there are very few programs that support orphans, due to lack of resources (Grootaert, 7). Parents, living in poverty, sometimes have no other choice but to send their child to work for income.

Child labor is a serious problem that affects children from third-world countries all over the world. These children are exploited by multinational corporations ,for their cheap labor all over the world. People, then buy products that come at a cheaper price, from these multinational corporations.These children are often overworked and treated unfairly. People need to stop buying items from countries that endorse child labor.

Taking jobs away from child laborers is an unsuccessful way to make their lives better because this solution leaves them without money to buy food and other essentials. If child labor regulations were put into place, children would be treated appropriately in addition to being able afford necessities to survive. There are only specific jobs that children should be able to fill. Jobs involving machinery made for adults should not be used by children since it causes a safety hazard. Employers must be given restrictions when dealing with workers’ punishments. A maximum set of hours per that children should be allowed to work should be set in place, as well a minimum age of employment. Additionally, A decent minimum wage needs to be approved. Completely abolishing child labor can cause more damage than benefits, which is why regulations on child labor is a more suitable and superior

Why would someone use child labor? At first glance it would seem that child labor is useless. However, child labor can be valuable to employers throughout time. A quote by Lewis Hine explain it best, “There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.”(Hines 1918).

Child labor is the working of young adults slaving away for low payment. Since old times, adolescents have worked to support their household, especially the families that live on a farm. Most children worked to help bring in money because their parents didn’t have jobs.The young children were forced to slave away long hours in risky and unsanitary conditions, with their pay extremely

Child Labor is considered work that is hazardous to the child’s health, the individual themselves and if it keeps the child away from school to learn. In many cultures around the world that have poor economic statue will eventually have the children’s not be able to attend school, instead they will have to go out and find work in the

Child Labor is not an isolated problem. The phenomenon of child labor is an effect of economic discrimination. In different parts of the world, at different stages of histories, laboring of child has been a part of economic life. More than 200 million children worldwide, some are as young as 4 and 5

As of 2013, 168 million children worldwide are engaged in child labor. The Sub-Saharan Africa region has the second highest number of child laborers in the world; about 59 million as of 2012 (borenproject.org). Child labor refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend school, and is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful (ilo.org). Children work in dangerous conditions, harming their mental and physical state. More than half of these children are exposed to the worst forms of child labor. More should be done to end child labor. These children experience unfair treatment, hazardous living conditions, and

Children are the outcome of two people’s love, and should be loved with the same burning love the parents have for eachother. Although labor through children has been seen in human history for years, spiking and shrinking through different time periods. Child labor risks are now rising across the world, especially in supply chain countries, according to a report from Maplecroft. This topic did not used to be of much controversy, as it was the norm. In the U.S today, child labor is rarely present, but in other countries it is much more prevalent than we think. Although there is probably not an immediate solution to this problem, people can make small changes in their daily lives to eventually fix this problem once and for all.

The informational text “Child Labor Around the World” by Nelda Marquez, describes how kids work in dangerous conditions and get no money for what they do. Kids used to go to school, but then one day no one showed up so now they have to work for their parents. Education is an important way to fight child labor. One day kids were excited to go to school, but one day none of these teachers showed up. So the kids had to work for there's parents and get money.

According to the Child Labor Public Education Project (2004), In 2006, approximately 75 million children were not in school, limiting future opportunities for the children and their communities.” There are many factors that contribute to child labor. Poverty and unemployment levels are undoubtedly a dominant factor in the use of child labor; families below the poverty line are forced to send their children to work in order to be able to supplement their household’s income. Even though, they do not get paid much. I could not imagine myself living on a dollar a day. According to 2005 U.N. statistics, “more than one-fourth of the world’s people live in extreme poverty.” (U.N. Statistics, 2005, pg. 1) Sadly, free education is limited, so children are being forced to work. Codes of conduct are often violated. For example, if a company notifies the building that there will be an inspection, the factories prepare themselves by making the workplace “suitable” for everyone; which is not the case at all. Global demand for cheap goods means that the supplier has to find the cheapest labor force, this means that children are forced to work. Child labor is a particular issue in the fashion industry. For instance, in cotton picking employers hire children because they have small fingers, so they do not damage the crop. Agricultural jobs pay by the amount of produce that is picketed by children. Which encourages more families to send their kids to work. It is also easier for factories to hire children since it is easier to manipulate them. As crucial as it seems, many families do not think that education will help their children survive. Above all, poverty is a big contribution of why child labor is active around the world. (Josephine Moulds,

A huge issue with child labor was the children’s health. Children’s health and safety is far different from adults, hence some working conditions are not the best for children to be in. Working in bad conditions can cause a great risk of injuries and possibly even long-term effects. Children tend to have more injuries than adults in poor working conditions due to having little knowledge on how to work the machines and very little skills with labor-intensive jobs. These working conditions even caused rapid skeletal growth, greater risk of hearing loss, lower heat tolerance, greater need for food and rest, and many more. Children were forced to work for long hours on a regular basis. As children work late hours under poor conditions, their health tends to decrease, causing their families to worry. In some cases, the children die depending on how hard they are forced to work, which causes a constant concern for their parents. A Child’s health is very important to parents and to know you’re your child can possibly die from being overworked, is a parent’s worst fear. Also, some parents have no choice but to give their

Poverty is the main reason for child labour. Poor households need the money, which their children can earn. Children contribute to 20 – 25 % of family income. It is obvious that the survival of certain families depends on the children’s earnings.

Before the 20th century, child labor was common and expected in poorer households. Child labor wasn’t made illegal in the US until 1938. Following the Fair Labor Standards Act, illegal child labor includes minors under sixteen, working dangerous jobs, and are only allotted a certain amount of hours. Children under sixteen can work if it is a family business and not a deemed dangerous job. Some of the countries currently with the worst amount of child labor are Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and Somalia. The less developed countries have child labor still- either because they need it or can’t enforce it.

To understand why child labor is still relevant and how we, as consumers, can help stop it, we must understand the forces behind it. Because child labor is such a complex issue with a variety of indirect and direct causes, there is no single factor that can explain child labor practices in developing countries. Poverty is the most common cause of child labor, but besides that, there are many unintended factors that cause it. The main causes are uneducated parents who are more likely to consider education insignificant, social structure of the community that has been tolerant towards child labor, a country’s