Do you do chores? I could imagine that you probably do some work at home and school, and that’s it. Could you imagine waking up every day to go and work? Imagine weaving carpets until your hands bleed. Imagine carrying bricks on your shoulders, feeling like you're about to collapse. Well shockingly, for lots of children around the world, this is a reality. Kids are being robbed of their childhood, to be forced to make an income. How can we stop this? The answer is simple and easy, “no one will produce, what no one buys.” (The World Counts). Stop buying things children are forced to make!
You may be thinking to yourself: “How do I know that the product is produced by children?” Well, the products mostly made by children are: “Shoes, soap, sugar, carpets, chocolate, and clothing.” (End Slavery Now) I’m not telling you to completely stop buying these products. Instead, buy alternatives. Here is a list of products that do not condone child labor. Shoes: Oliberte
Soap: Thistle farms Sugar: (look for any product that has a Fair Trade label),
Carpets: GoodWeave
Chocolate: Equal Exchange, Theo
Clothing: People Tree
(Yet you can do little research and find lots of products with a fair trade label.)
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By basically boycotting the products, they will eventually stop producing them. Putting the children that work there, free. Although this solution may be difficult since these products might be more expensive / hard to find. There many other ways to help child labor. Such as: donating to funds to make schools for children so they don’t have to work, “because school is the best place to work” (Stop Child Labor). Another way is to go out and change the public view on the problem, every supporter helps. There are so many other ways to
This is why we should boycotted and there should not be child labor. To begin with child labor is very dangerous to the kids. In the story Why Are Your Clothes So Cheap by Kristin and Gini and they states “ A child's physical or mental well being is in danger” (Kristin and Gini 112). “The factory went up into flames”
Lots of well known products made overseas have been made by the works of child labor.The question is should buy them, and the answer is no. One reason not to buy them is because the children are working in dangerous conditions with heavy machinery and toxic material. But more importantly the children working deprives the of their education and childhood overall. Instead of having good childhood memories they have to work countless hours on a machine that could kill them if they don’t focus. Even if it’s true that the children working is mainly because of the survival of the family,people shouldn't buy products made with child labor because one dollar won't suffice the amount of money they have to live in the first place.
put child labor laws in place. Along with that, the fear of the fact that exploitation may be occurring is one huge reason people favor boycotting manufacturers that use child labor. It’s a valid worry though as, according to the history article by Naoki Tanaka “Much Too Young to Work So Hard”, “Children were exploited because as workers their labor was cheap and because their age made them easy to order around.” Yes, as said in the article “Nike Pledges to End Child Labor And Apply U.S. Rules Abroad” by John H. Cushman, Jr.,children over there aren’t exactly earning a good wage, but neither is anyone else. Everyone over there is in poverty, which is why the kids need to go work in the first place. They’re going over to work willingly because it keeps them and their families alive (Faullmüller 112). So while many may worry about these children being exploited, the children need the money and boycotting whomever they work for deprives them of the opportunity to get said
The next time when you are out on your shopping trip, chances you may have support a business that exploits children. It is very disturbing and heartbreaking to learn many children are chained to looms for 12 hours a day because families need to have their child bringing home a small amount of moneys. Child labor has always been a difficult subject to address, the topic have become much more complicated and prolific.
Child labor is used all across the world including Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and many more. The big question is if we should or should not purchase products manufactured with the use of child labor. In the Articles, the authors, David Montero and Nadira Fulmuller, it is proven that people should buy products that have been manufactured with the use of child labor.
Consumers are happy to buy and indulge in these products not knowing that children are been use to prepare their products. therefore, am advocating the consumers and against child labor.
This can be anything from buying at your local farmers market knowing that it was grown around your area without any assist from children, or even to making your items. Researching about where your farm produce is coming from is interesting, for all you know the chili peppers from your local supermarket might have been passed down by five or six little hands before getting to you. Making your items is just yet another example, the only labor you are relying on is yourself. While this is something small that you can easily do and may seem as if it would not help, surprisingly it does. Last but not least, you can always donate to charities and other organizations that help combat child exploitation. Two of my favorite ones are Love146 and Childhelp. Both of which being nonprofit provide children in need with the help they deserve. It can be anywhere from food, clothing, education, and even shelter. And if that's still not enough, there is always the option of being a foster parent or adopting from orphanages which have kids who have been through these struggles. In my mind, what I can do to help combat this evil would be to shop for local produce and make monthly donations to charities. Organizing a small protest to help advocate child safety laws would be another, even if that means waiting in the capitols
After reading about child labor, you may be inclined to help. Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place. There are countless numbers of ways to help fight child labor. The first best way to fight child labor is to educate yourself about it because you need to know what it is before you can do anything. For instance, read a book or website about child labor. In addition, you can use social media to encourage people to fight against child labor. When you go to the store, think about what you are going to purchase. Keep in mind that many products including chocolate, produce, soccer balls, and clothes are made with child labor. Marsha Rakestraw at the Institute of Human Education wrote, “Buy fair trade and sweatshop-free products whenever
“The main cause of children doing work is poverty- their survival and their families depend on it,” stated Nadria Faulmuller. People should not boycott goods made by child labor. The reason is because it can result in job loss for adults. Also boycotts can have a negative effect on children. Some critics believe that people should not boycott products made by child labor because the critics want the children to have a “proper childhood”, but despite what people say humans should not boycott goods made by kids because as explained by Nadria Faulmuller, “What is seen as a proper childhood can vary in different cultures.”
Buying goods made by a child isn't the worst thing in the world. Children that makes these goods need you to buy them to make sure they still have a job. Having children making these goods has some positive effect on their regions status. Without these kids working, families would struggle, they would end up finding a different worse job, and when they are working the can't be involved in crime.
On our way, we came up to a small town where the streets were full of people buying and selling food, clothing, shoes, and business services like hairstyling. We stopped to explore together to see what the market place had to offer. When we noticed a large group of children instead of playing and being like regular kids, they were busy carry large tub containers on top of theirs head selling what they had to people. I went over to ask a couple of them why they weren’t in school and where were their parents. They all answered me saying that their families couldn’t afford to send them to school and that they sell in the street to help and support their mothers. This broke my heart cause no child should have to take on those responsible at a tender age, the youngest child was eight and the oldest was fifteen years old. In American children those ages are required by the government to be in some schooling, whether that is home-schooling or public/private school. There are child labour laws against children under the age of sixteen working and having a job. But because this is a cultural norm so no-one sees it has a
Do you shop at Nike, Gap or Walmart? Did you know kids in certain countries are forced to work in factories that supply these companies? Even what we call the magical place on earth (Disney) Which has factories that have children working in them. Now that just makes me feel like I shouldn’t shop here anymore. According to the 2010 National child labor survey ,(1-7) 63.5 percent of all the young laborers work in cultivation. These youngsters have to work in horrible situations which causes major health issues. Over 400,000 Syrian refugee kids in Turkey work instead of going to school. How would you feel if you had to drop out of school to work for your family in long hours under the sun which can damage your health? But for these kids this
When did you start working? Most likely your late teens or maybe you have never even worked. Well, many people do not know is that children throughout the world are currently working at the age of 5. In fact, there are 152 million victims of child labor today (ILO). Child labor is a prevalent issue globally, which needs more attention as many of us are supporters of it without knowing. We all love chocolate, computers, and most dearly love our clothes. Well, major companies such as Microsoft, Nestle, Tesla, and H&M manufacture products using child labored goods. These labor-ridden children are being held back from achieving their dreams, which clearly are not to work in factories or farms for minimal wages. Thus, to unleash the full potential of these children we as a community must come together and end child labor. As a global citizen I would like to begin this project of ending child labor, by stopping the direct funding of child labor ultimately coming from us. Thus, a boycott of child labored products would be a way to raise attention not just in our communities but also to these corrupt companies. Next, I plan to work with the community and various project organizations to accumulate support and increase education and schooling in rural areas where child labor is predominant. A solution to the lack of education in child labor areas can lead to a permanent fix for generations to come.
Companies use private contractors or sub-contractors to protect themselves from a legal standpoint but are well aware that children are working in the factories. In fact, child labour is what allows them to produce at such a low cost and maintain their margins high. Currently there is 200 million children working in factories that are either financially or physically obligated to do so. A full-time adult factory worker in China makes about $118 a month, there has been little to no data leaked about the salary of an average child worker since 1990 where it was 6 cents an hour. Yes, it may be costly to purchase locally made products but keep in mind that this will help the country’s
Two hundred million children are suffering in the world! “the world has an estimated 186 million child labourers – 5,7 million in forced and bonded labor, 1.8 million in prostitution, and 0.3 million in armed conflict” .( Basu & Tzannatos, 2003, p.147). In Africa, Asia and the Middle East, a huge number of children are child labourers, and most of them under 14 years old. However, they are working hard as same as adults; they are working long hours every day, and work in harsh, dangerous and harmful conditions. They can’t have normal lives as other children; they can’t go to school and stay with their families, because they must earn money for