Child Labor and Sweatshops
Child Labor and Sweatshops | Efforts to Ban Goods Made by Children Are Counterproductive
Shahidul Alam is a photographer, writer, and activist who runs the Drik Picture Library in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Summary: Efforts to discourage the use of child labor include a congressional bill, first introduced in 1992 by Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, which would ban the importation of products made by children. Such legislation is counterproductive. Children factory workers in third world countries contribute needed income to their households, and these children face increased poverty or more exploitative work conditions if new regulations force them...
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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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