Child Labor and Sweatshops

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Child Labor and Sweatshops | International Partnerships Must Reduce the Use of Child Labor

Navin Narayan is a staff writer for the Harvard International Review.

Summary: Child labor is both a cause of and a symptom of poverty in many nations. However, addressing the problem of child labor will require more than recognizing its connection to poverty. The world must acknowledge child labor as a violation of fundamental human rights because it severely damages the health of children, places children in abusive situations, and impedes the social and cultural progress of developing nations. Governments, human rights organizations, labor leaders,...

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