Child Labor and Sweatshops
Child Labor and Sweatshops | Campaigns Against Child Labor Are Protectionist and Imperialist
Llewellyn H. Rockwell is president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. He is also editor of the Rothbard-Rockwell Report, a monthly digest published by the Center for Libertarian Studies in Burlingame, California.
Summary: Campaigns against child labor are an attempt on the part of unions and labor activists to protect American jobs by banning imports made by children in foreign factories. These protectionists, whose arguments have been bolstered by the left-wing emphasis on children’s rights, concoct grim tales about the...
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Table of Contents
- Child Labor and Sweatshops: An Overview
- An Indictment of Sweatshops
- A Defense of Sweatshops
- Sweatshops Must Be Recognized as a Human Rights Violation
- Sweatshops Often Benefit the Economies of Developing Nations
- Child Labor Is Beneficial
- The United States Should Ban Imports of Products Made by Children
- Efforts to Ban Goods Made by Children Are Counterproductive
- Consumer Pressure Can Reduce the Use of Sweatshops
- Efforts to Reduce the Use of Sweatshops Are Misguided
- International Partnerships Must Reduce the Use of Child Labor
- Campaigns Against Child Labor Are Protectionist and Imperialist
- Workplace Codes Could Prevent Sweatshop Abuses
- Workplace Codes Will Not Prevent Sweatshop Abuses
- Product Labeling Programs May Not Reduce Child Labor
- Youth Activism Can Help Reduce Child Labor
- Educators Should Encourage Student Activism Against the Use of Sweatshops
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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