Child Labor

Ever wonder what could be going through the mind of a victim of child labor? There are over 78 million children working hours like fully grown adults, being harassed, abused, exploited, and used as a tool. This is what child labor is. This illegal act should be enforced in every country. Children are given away to whoever has the highest bid for the child and will occasionally be given away for free to anyone willing to take them. These unseen crimes are being taken way too lightly. Children are actually working in sweatshops, being abused and paid in cents to create products that are sold for $75 or more in stores all around the world, like the US and even to India. Child labor should be taken control of and be proclaimed illegal for every country.

Child labor is work for anyone under the age of 18 that harms them or exploits them in some way (physically, mentally, morally, or no education). For example, a child can be exploited when working, “If a child is being underpaid or not paid at all, they are being exploited” (CLPP). Similar to what I explained before, when a child is being paid 75 cents for a product being sold for 200 dollars that’s exploitation. Some children of child labor don’t even get paid at all, robbing them for their daily payments. In addition, a child named Ashok was physically harmed while under the work of child labor, “I was beaten for scratching my skin” (Wilberforce). This testimonial shows how high and harmful standards are for child labor. A simple action such as scratching your skin can get you abused. All in all, child labor is unfit and malignant work for children.

Child labor is another way to dehumanize a child. In fact, a few girls work as maids, “Maids typically are cut off from friends and family, and can be easily physically or sexually abused by their employers” (CLPP). It is only human rights to live within one’s will, but when one has no say in what their actions are then that person is being dehumanized. These...