The most common cause of child labor is poverty. Increase of the household income is one of a reason but it is also a safety strategy to even out the risk of losing economic income, for example with the loss of an adult income earner or a failed harvest. Poverty is an explanation for the flow of children in to the labor market, but poverty can also be an important factor regarding the demand for child laborers. Employers with a bad economical situation often turn to child labor with the wish to keep their cost to a minimum, and poor children come cheap. Poor children have less education, fewer employment options and are less aware of their rights. The globalization of the market puts pressure on the prices and in the search for the lowest prizes
