Child Labor Satire

One may ask what a heinous crime is, to which any like-minded adult would answer any that goes against common human ethics. However, a child may counter, this question with another and simply ask what defines morality. You see, sir, in children’s eyes the space between black and white is infinitely gray, while those who have shed the cocoon of innocence may have lost the ability to see in between. Taking advantage of a child’s naivety is twistedly wrong, be it coated by a form illusion many charlatans call to be business. The use of child labor is heinous and in every way wrong, and I have found that this form of cruelty is used in your company and must come to an end. One child in every seven can be classified as a laborer. One in every five are paid for their services. These children mostly belong into poor families, are uneducated, and are in desperately need of funds. In their work most of them will be subjected into sweatshop working conditions, will be underpaid, and will be exposed to verbal abuse. Each time a Nike shoe is made the blood and sweat of these children are imbued within it, and …show more content…
Though, I must admit when I first saw their suffering, I was young and oblivious to the vile story that played within those factory walls. But now that I have grown I have come to see that they still believe the amount they are paid and how they are treated is right and sufficient, and this is utterly wrong. This is chicanery in its most monstrous form, and those who turn a blind eye are the ones who allow this to continue. These people who work to make the shoes Nike showcases and boasts to be the best, are the reasons why stock continues to grow. They are the ones who work tirelessly to provide you with the income you thoroughly enjoy, is it truly hard to raise a finger and say no to the degree in which children and adult alike are unfairly