Dear Michele Buck, President of Hershey Chocolate,
I’m Audrey Stuck and I attend The Overlake School. Child labor is a serious problem that I know you know about. I have heard that your company has a serious problem with child labor. It is a big thing to think about and find a solution to, but it is possible to solve it.
There are 168,000,000 children in child labor today. All children deserve a childhood and a normal life. All of these children work long and unhealthy hours without proper nutrition which can lead to health problem, sickness, and diseases. Their families get almost no money from the job and so they are still in poverty. Also, children are not able to go to school or get an education because of the long hours. If children do not so their job correctly, they get beaten and abused. The ages of …show more content…
This problem will not solve itself and you need to act now. Each day kids are slaving away for almost no money, just to make a chocolate bar. I know that it would be hard to send home all of your workers all of a sudden, but you could at least make sure that they have proper nourishment and do not get beaten or abused while working. You could at least start by hiring adults and people with the legal working age and returning kids to their home. Through this hopefully the kids can get an education and care that they need. Then the children can get a good job where they make enough money to support their family and themselves. Also, children should be at least working in a safe environment and have protection from the sun and anything that may cause harm to them.
I really appreciate the time that you took to read this letter. I know that you will make the right decision and know what to do with this issue. This is a huge problem around the world but solving it can start with one small act, and that act could be
I’m Audrey Stuck and I attend The Overlake School. Child labor is a serious problem that I know you know about. I have heard that your company has a serious problem with child labor. It is a big thing to think about and find a solution to, but it is possible to solve it.
There are 168,000,000 children in child labor today. All children deserve a childhood and a normal life. All of these children work long and unhealthy hours without proper nutrition which can lead to health problem, sickness, and diseases. Their families get almost no money from the job and so they are still in poverty. Also, children are not able to go to school or get an education because of the long hours. If children do not so their job correctly, they get beaten and abused. The ages of …show more content…
This problem will not solve itself and you need to act now. Each day kids are slaving away for almost no money, just to make a chocolate bar. I know that it would be hard to send home all of your workers all of a sudden, but you could at least make sure that they have proper nourishment and do not get beaten or abused while working. You could at least start by hiring adults and people with the legal working age and returning kids to their home. Through this hopefully the kids can get an education and care that they need. Then the children can get a good job where they make enough money to support their family and themselves. Also, children should be at least working in a safe environment and have protection from the sun and anything that may cause harm to them.
I really appreciate the time that you took to read this letter. I know that you will make the right decision and know what to do with this issue. This is a huge problem around the world but solving it can start with one small act, and that act could be