Children. Factories. Work. You’d hope that these three never cross paths. Unfortunately, those hopes have been rejected. Some can say that child labor is a norm in some countries, but child labor is not at all uncommon to find in second- and third-world countries. Many children are found at the factories day to day, being put to work, making almost no money, doing the work that they should begin later in life as a start to their adulthood, not as a chapter featured in the middle of their childhood. This may lead you to wonder, how are they able to support their families? Why is it that these conditions of work are what they are most likely to deal with for the rest of their working life? How are they to receive a good education if they spend the school days in a factory? Although, companies using child labor shouldn’t be boycotted for MANY reasons, there are many financial reasons that prove these jobs aren’t the best for these kids. Companies using child labor should not be boycotted because too many families would be affected and many companies are already working on getting rid of child labor.
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As said by David Montero, “Saga [sports] estimates that as many as 20,000 families could be affected”. If poverty wasn’t such an issue today, child labor would probably not be as common. The money that the child worked for could help the child for later in life. The family could be saving up for the working child to go to college and to get a more successful job that could deeply benefit the family. You may see a dollar bill on the ground while next to a child put to work. No big deal, right? I mean, it’s still a dollar. But if you could see the dollar as the child saw it, you now see it as if you have found $20. “The main cause for children doing work is poverty…Earning money is an unavoidable necessity for them”
As said by David Montero, “Saga [sports] estimates that as many as 20,000 families could be affected”. If poverty wasn’t such an issue today, child labor would probably not be as common. The money that the child worked for could help the child for later in life. The family could be saving up for the working child to go to college and to get a more successful job that could deeply benefit the family. You may see a dollar bill on the ground while next to a child put to work. No big deal, right? I mean, it’s still a dollar. But if you could see the dollar as the child saw it, you now see it as if you have found $20. “The main cause for children doing work is poverty…Earning money is an unavoidable necessity for them”