Child Labor Should Be Stopped Persuasive Essay

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I think child labor needs to be stopped! The children's health and well being is at risk. With the long hours they are putting in they are losing their childhood. Over the years they will continue to have pains, which could have been avoided if they did not have to be put in such harsh conditions. There education is also at risk from working so much, they don't learn the basic skills needed. I understand a little on how parents let their children work. Desperate times calls for desperate measures, but it also calls for standing up and taking action. Everything can be done in moderation. I think the most important law that should be passed is, how many hours a child can work. And what actions need to be taken for the kids who lost their lives

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