Influences
Here is a piece of writing explaining the influences of child labour on families and countries:
How would you feel if a young family member of yours (say a niece, a nephew or a young
sibling) was shipped off to a country and forced to work there for the rest of their lives?
This is child labour, and a reality for millions of children. How would you be influenced?
Today, I'm going to tell you about the influences of child labour on families and countries.
As a representative of Love Not Labour Org., my aim is to open your eyes to the harsh world
of child labour. You may not be aware that this world seems like the only world for those
children brought up in these horrendously unfair conditions. I feel I not only need to move
you about this topic, but paint a picture of the families and countries of these children and
the influences of their work.
There is most definitely a relationship between child poverty and child labour. Child poverty
is also a big issue. The families from which these children come from are almost always
unbelievably poor, often earning less than 40 cents a day. The children are sent to work for
big companies and brands (Nike and Apple have been found to be candidates) to earn tiny
amounts of money for their families to live on. Being able to barely afford food is a reality
for these poor children. How can this be fair? Many of the others in the family go to work in the same harsh conditions, many others have to stay at home and look after infants, who
will bring in a small income in the future. This is not a form of human sustainability, more a
form of economic sustainability. These children's unacceptably hard work and efforts are
supposedly influencing countries and the economy for the better. This leads us on to the
economic growth and how this relates to child labour.
These poor children are fueling the economic growth. As it gets bigger, and apparently
'better', more children are pulled into consumerism's tight grip, like tiny fruit flies stuck in
the spider's web. Apparently consumerism's future insights to big names are more important than these children's lives. I think not.
The countries that the children work for are positively and negatively influenced by child
labour. They are positively influenced by the fact that they earn money from the children's
hard work. They make these products in next-to-no money, then sell them for a huge
amount for. Also, the children that make the products are paid a tiny amount so the
producers of these big companies make more money. Here's an example - How much would you buy a Nike shoe for in a developed country? $100? $200? More? Guess how much a child is paid to make one of these shoes? $0.07c sounds about right. Shocking isn't it?
On the other hand, the countries that the children work for are negatively influenced by the
children's work. Would you want to go to a country that has an abundance of child labour
and poverty? Neither would I. Tourism numbers in these companies has dropped rapidly, damaging the local economy. Also, these children are often working of digging for nonrenewable resources, such as fossil fuels. Child labor is not environmentally sustainable.
There are strong influences of child labour on families and countries.
Please support Love Not Labour Org. so we can end child labour once and for
all.
How would you feel if a young family member of yours (say a niece, a nephew or a young
sibling) was shipped off to a country and forced to work there for the rest of their lives?
This is child labour, and a reality for millions of children. How would you be influenced?
Today, I'm going to tell you about the influences of child labour on families and countries.
As a representative of Love Not Labour Org., my aim is to open your eyes to the harsh world
of child labour. You may not be aware that this world seems like the only world for those
children brought up in these horrendously unfair conditions. I feel I not only need to move
you about this topic, but paint a picture of the families and countries of these children and
the influences of their work.
There is most definitely a relationship between child poverty and child labour. Child poverty
is also a big issue. The families from which these children come from are almost always
unbelievably poor, often earning less than 40 cents a day. The children are sent to work for
big companies and brands (Nike and Apple have been found to be candidates) to earn tiny
amounts of money for their families to live on. Being able to barely afford food is a reality
for these poor children. How can this be fair? Many of the others in the family go to work in the same harsh conditions, many others have to stay at home and look after infants, who
will bring in a small income in the future. This is not a form of human sustainability, more a
form of economic sustainability. These children's unacceptably hard work and efforts are
supposedly influencing countries and the economy for the better. This leads us on to the
economic growth and how this relates to child labour.
These poor children are fueling the economic growth. As it gets bigger, and apparently
'better', more children are pulled into consumerism's tight grip, like tiny fruit flies stuck in
the spider's web. Apparently consumerism's future insights to big names are more important than these children's lives. I think not.
The countries that the children work for are positively and negatively influenced by child
labour. They are positively influenced by the fact that they earn money from the children's
hard work. They make these products in next-to-no money, then sell them for a huge
amount for. Also, the children that make the products are paid a tiny amount so the
producers of these big companies make more money. Here's an example - How much would you buy a Nike shoe for in a developed country? $100? $200? More? Guess how much a child is paid to make one of these shoes? $0.07c sounds about right. Shocking isn't it?
On the other hand, the countries that the children work for are negatively influenced by the
children's work. Would you want to go to a country that has an abundance of child labour
and poverty? Neither would I. Tourism numbers in these companies has dropped rapidly, damaging the local economy. Also, these children are often working of digging for nonrenewable resources, such as fossil fuels. Child labor is not environmentally sustainable.
There are strong influences of child labour on families and countries.
Please support Love Not Labour Org. so we can end child labour once and for
all.