The Case Of The Tronie Foundation

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.

Imagine more than half of the population being denied its basic human rights. Fifty years ago, many basic human rights were a luxury, were a work in progress, or were even nonexistent. In fifty years, racism, sexism, homophobia, and many other types of prejudice have been challenged in the effort to create a civil and unbiased national community. However, despite the prodigious movements that have been at work for quite some time, each of these issues and many more still stand and exist today. I agree with Joseph Campbell’s “The Power of Myth.” Campbell’s stance applies to the issues of present day political ethics concerning human rights, more specifically, racism, sexism, and homophobia.

Human Rights are the rights everyone is supposed to be given no matter their discrepancies. Although many don’t realize it human rights play a huge role in our everyday lives. It may seem like they do not affect people. Our world acts as a safe little bubble, and as the world outside of our safe little bubble is examined, it’s realized that what many take for granted, others don’t even have. Some don’t even have the basic rights most are given. But without them the world would be a whole lot different.

However, we can still find children being abused. We can still discover children being abused and used as the lowest form workingclass people. Such websites like Human Rights Watch, allow people to keep up with child labor events through the world. Hundreds of thousands of children continue to be exploited in the United States. Many forms of evidence has been gathered that informs people that children as young as eight and younger are put to work in arenas such agriculture, heavy industrial, farms and ranches. The children are victims to five times the fatalities of their adults and older children, who suffer injuries related with these industries. The most extreme child labor employment are sweat shops. Sweat shops are no secret to many people in the world. Sweat ships force children to work in unbearable type conditions. Even though they are protections in place, the illegality of employing children and the consequences that follow are tragic to say the least. This is not only true for the child ,but also for our society as a whole.

Human rights is an issue that may never fully be resolved any time soon. There are too many ideas of what makes up a “perfect society.” Someone will always be turned down for an interview because their name is Tyrone or Quintana. Richard is more likely to be hired over Tracy. Jackson will more than likely lose his job opportunity the moment he checks the “sexual orientation” box on his application form. The fact is, even though America is the “land of the free,” until there are entirely equal rights for every single human being, discrimination and prejudice will live on. It is about time Americans and take advice from John Updike: “Life’s too short to be miserable” (Updike 642). Everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen. Not everyone is the same, but that's not important. There is no freedom until all Americans are

Discrimination is a very broad word that describes many things, such as sexism and racism, among other things, and it is a problem that persists to this day. Discrimination is highlighted in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and in current day media, such as Suzanne Daley and Alissa Rubin’s “French Muslims Say Veil Bans Give Cover to Bias”, “Russia: Anti-LGBT Law a Tool for Discrimination” by multiple authors of the Human Rights Watch, and “28-års Regel Er Åbenlyst Diskriminerende”, which is a Danish article written by an anonymous member of the political debate group. These pieces of evidence show that discrimination has always been a problem, and will always be a problem, because of the difference and lack of understanding of the

Within developing countries, it’s estimated that over 250 million children aged 5-14 are forced to work in sweatshop working conditions (Gaille, 2017). Sweatshops are working environments that are characterized by three major negative flaws: long hours, low pay, and most importantly, unsafe or unhealthy working conditions. Additionally, sweatshops have strict policies in place that restrict workers’ rights, such as limitations on conversation between employees and shortened break times that are usually enforced through violence. According to Gaille (2017), the Department of Labor indicates that 50% of garment factories in the U.S. violate two or more basic labor laws, establishing themselves as sweatshops. This type of labor condition is not limited to the United States, as many Multinational Companies (MNCs) have globalized their supply chain to take advantage of lower labor costs abroad. The existence of sweatshop working conditions has received increased attention from the media, as well as the United States government, with specific emphasis on the apparel industry. Companies such as Nike, Apple, and recently, Forever 21, have come under fire from consumers when the press revealed poor working conditions present in their suppliers’ warehouses overseas. The Apparel Industry Partnership, Fair Labor Association (FLA), and Social Accountability International Advisory Board (SAI) were efforts created by governments in order to mitigate the negative effects of MCN globalizing and utilizing sweatshop type labor. Companies interested in globalization are increasingly pressured to to extend their quality control to not only their company, but also the companies that they do business with, in order to remain strong in the public eye. That being said, research has been done to understand the positive impact of sweatshops on developing country populations. Studies have shown that sweatshops, although looked down upon in developed countries, are the best option for individuals in developing nations. Although poor working conditions are present, it’s been shown that sweatshops help to increase gender equality and unemployment rates. As unfavorable press has surrounded companies that source from low-quality

Human rights are a key factor to living in a great environment surrounded by great people having and an amazing life well spent with other. If people would all pay attention to all the laws that had been right in the Declaration everyone would be free and would all be equal to each other.Closely looking at that would need some help on would be article 7 about equal protection, and article 11 part 1 on how people in our society shouldn’t be guilty unless proven. Studying the Declaration of Human Rights have made me think outside the box, and not just look at the laws that were written, but what problems that are occurring right now between the races. As brought up to my attention our society is having trouble with African American being stopped

The year to year increase in consumer demand for cheaper products have led major corporations to outsource labor in foreign countries with little to no laws preventing child labor and the building of sweatshops. Many parents here in America would be disgusted by the idea of forcing their young children to work long hard hours in factory but the truth is because of our desire for cheap products, “As many as a million children ranging in age from 5 to 15 work as debt-bonded laborers in the loom sheds of India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to the U.S. Department of Labor and the ILO” (Razzi 46). Many of the products we enjoy today such as soccer balls are made by child labor, “Eighty percent of the soccer balls sold in the U.S. are produced in a small region of eastern Pakistan, where about 20% of the work force is between 5 and 14 years old, according to the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF)” (Razzi 46). Child labor does not just exist in third world countries, “The International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the United Nations that is based in Geneva, estimates that about 13% of the world's children between the ages of 10 and 14 work, along with untold numbers of younger children” (Razzi 46). Even more surprising is the that sweatshops also exists here in America, “More than a quarter of a million people work in U.S. sweatshops, according to the Labor Department” (Razzi

‘Third World’ nations need the investments of transnational corporations and the jobs they provide, otherwise hundreds will die and millions will be worse off. Sweatshops exploit human beings and that fact must be rectified. The poisoning and abusing (verbally, physically, and sexually) must be stopped. Perhaps it would be unreasonable to expect wages to increase and compensations paid, but the fact still stands that corporations must be held accountable for the abuse of the their workers. It is becoming more and more expected of corporations to turn their tide towards a more morally sound future, with the rise of liberal and educated young adult consumers. It is never denied that sweatshop owners must be reigned in and conditions improved, but there is never a shortage of controversy over how this reformation should be done and to what

Sweatshop workers make the ultimate sacrifice for profit. Merchandise in the garment industry are outsourced and produced by slave labourers forced in working conditions that are cruel and exploitative, often in fear of punishment. "A "sweatshop" is defined by the US Department of Labor as a factory that violates two or more labor laws" (Do Something, 2016). Human trafficking in the garment industry is prevalent globally, but astronomical numbers are concentrated in developing countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam. Multimillion-dollar, globalized companies have no accountability and turn a blind eye to the exploitation towards trafficked victims occurring behind the scenes in fear of jeopardizing company reputations. This research

Children in India are being forced to work many hours a day for very little pay. More than 20 % of India’s economy are child workers under the age of 14. This is a problem they operate on deadly machines and they can be harmed. They also are exposed to bad working environments and can be injured or killed. If the refuse to work they are threatened or beaten. This a problem and this needs to stop because children have the right to a child hood. (Dougall,

Today I want to describe to you one of the biggest obstacles to human rights today. I am sure that most of you don’t know that over 100 million children around the world work in hazardous conditions. Children in Africa, Asia, and Latin America work in extreme heat and are exposed to toxic pesticides that risk their health conditions. Statistics from the International Labor Organization show that ‘’there are about 73 million children between ages 10 and 14, and 218 million children between the ages of 5 and 17, working worldwide’’.  I am here today to convince you that the worst forms of child labor, including child trafficking, commercial and sexual exploitation, child domestic work, and hazardous child labor are still a concern today, and poverty, the lack of social protection, and the lack of decent work for adults are some of the reasons why child labor hasn’t been eradicated yet.

In the United States, child labor and sweatshops are illegal, and society frowns upon any business that exploits children in the production of goods. Though most would say that they would not support a company that uses child labor to produce its goods, almost everyone has, in fact, knowingly or unknowingly, supported these businesses in one way or another. Children are involved in the production of many of the everyday goods we import from overseas, including the manufacturing of clothes, shoes, toys, and sporting equipment, the farming of cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, and bananas, and the mining of coal, diamonds, and gold (The U.S. Dept. of Labor). Often, we are blinded to this fact.

Every single human being on this planet has rights. These rights are given to us through birth, and the day I was asked, what my human rights were, I found myself speechless. I did not know how to answer the question, which at the time sounded so easy. I forgot about the question that had me so puzzled, and just brushed it off, ironically six month later I get an assignment on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After reading this historic document, I realized how important human rights are. I believe most people take human rights for granted, we know they exist, but we don’t even know what they are