Samsung Child Labour Essay

There are people who are aware that they are purchasing products of child and slave labour, and there are some who are not. But there are also those who attempt to avoid the topic altogether. We have all heard of the issue of child labour as it is a common and popular issue around the world. However, while we might be fully aware of the issue itself, when purchasing products, we might purposefully avoid the issue as to not have that feeling of guilt. This ties back to emotion and how we feel about the fact that we could be possibly purchasing something as simple as chocolate that we finish eating in a matter of seconds, which was made by the sweat and hard work of millions of children who harvested cocoa beans. Connecting this back to the human …show more content…
Based on undercover investigations from three non-governmental organizations, they published a report claiming violations which include the use of underaged child labourers at two of Samsung's Chinese …show more content…
It all comes down to the ethical decisions of the company as to whether they exploit children to adhere to rising demands or continue to work without any misconduct but at the same time lose profits. A counterclaim that could be made for this argument is that fact that different consumers have different morals and values when it comes to the issue of child labourers. Some are fully aware of the child labour that goes into the chocolate but simply do not care and believe that since it is being sold by a popular branded name like Hershey’s, they are entitled to buy it. With many popular branded names like Samsung and Hershey’s, it is difficult to resist the temptations to purchase products from them since clearly many other consumers do. People sometimes favour the feeling of greed over