Patterns of Subsistence and Economic Systems
Scenario: While reading a news article on your favorite athletic shoes, you are surprised to learn the company uses child labor in Pakistan. Living in the United States, it is hard to imagine children working in factories.
What is child labor? According to Fairtrade International, child labor is “work that is harmful to a child’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, and/or interferes with their education, leisure and development” (2017). The exploitation of child labor continues to be an enormous human rights issue in much of the developing world. Please review the following sites before beginning the assignment:
International Labor Organization Statistics on Child Labor
Human Rights Watch
Focus your discussion on the following:
What are some aspects of globalization and capitalism that have contributed to the economic abuse of children in developing countries?
In your opinion and based on your research, what can be done to end this problem?
References
Human Rights Watch. (2017). Children’s rights. Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights
Fairtrade International. (2017). Child and forced labour. Retrieved from https://www.fairtrade.net/pl/programmes/child-labo…
International Labour Organization. (2017). Child labour. Retrieved from http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang…
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Children have various rights that have been stipulated by the laws of each country. Most of the rights of children, however, revolve around the right to education, shelter, medical service, provision of their basic needs, protection and security and protection from child labour. Regardless of these rights, we find that due to lack of some of the rights and the changes like globalisation and capitalisation children find themselves engaging in activities that result in child labour.
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