10 Child Labor Facts
What is child Labor? Exhausting . Difficult. Backbreaking. These are all words that can be used to describe child labor. “Work that deprives children of their childhood.” The article, “10 Child Labor Facts” claimed about child labor. These kids work very hard everyday because they are either forced or need money for their family. What do these kids do? Kids in child labor work almost every day either to collect money or they are forced to work. There are many different types of jobs children in child labor do, to name a few there are; Sweepers, carpet stitchers, and farmers. All these jobs require these kids to work long hours. On the other hand, as stated from The article, “10 Child Labor Facts,” “ Majority
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of children in child labor perform unpaid family work.” For these children who are already working too young, work hard day to day and are not paid, that would mean they work for nothing. According to the article, “Causes of Child Labor,” some of the kids in child labor have to work as slaves and are not treated that well. You may be wondering why some kids work very hard to get paid even though they are not treated the best, they work hard because a lot of those kids are in poverty. Since these families could, be in poverty parents force their kids to work. If you don’t feel very thankful for the life you have, think about these kids who work hard for being paid little or not being paid at all. What do these kids miss while they have to work? As much as a lot of kids don’t like school, many kids in child labor would rather go to school than have their bones ache and feel exhausted all day.
“... limited access to education.” As the article just used claimed these kids miss out on a lot of things kids who go to do on a normal days. First of all, these children miss out on fun activities. If I would be missing out on sports I play, I would be crushed if I couldn’t play the sports anymore, but these kids have most likely not even played fun activities or played sports, because they usually not allowed to do fun things or play with friends. In addition to that, they miss out on being paid for working. Research show that, “Only one out of five kids in child labor gets paid.” If you were working hard for a grueling job would you want to get paid? Or do you have a job which you get paid? I know I would be upset if I didn’t get paid for working. Lastly, these kids miss out on freedom. For instance, Iqbal who was a kid who worked as a carpet stitcher was chained to a cell and was forced to work. He lost his freedom while he had to sit and work. Even though, a lot of kids who do work do have freedom, but not all of them do. Some are treated better and some are treated like how Iqubal was treated. From hearing this, would you rather work hard at sports or school, or would you rather miss out on all those things and work instead? How are these kids treated? Are you treated with respect and kindness, or are you treated badly and sometimes get abused.
The kids in child labor are treated badly. As the website “Scholastic News” stated, a girl named Dora cut her foot on a hoe and had a slash in the middle of her foot, instead of going to the hospital she was forced to fend for herself in her car. In addition to that, many child labor laws have been passed to help the kids, but people keep violating the laws. The laws are supposed to help the kids, but when people keep breaking those laws the kids will still be treated badly. “Child labor is harmful to physical and mental development.” That is what “10 Child Labor Facts” stated. Because, it is harmful to the kids people feel the need to stop it, but people keep enforcing child labor. Take Iqbal for example, he was chained to a cell and was shot for standing up for the kids in child labor rights. What he went through is very harmful to his physical and mental health, and that is dangerous to him, but it could also be dangerous to the environment. Even though, a lot of these kids are not treated very badly or abused, a lot of them are still treated badly and abused. And from this you can see these kids are treated badly. Missing out, and treated badly are things some kids in child labor face now. Bones ache, fingers bleed, these words can describe child labor. How do you feel about child labor now? Do you feel like they should work or do you feel like we need to make more laws and help kids in child labor? What will you
do?
of children in child labor perform unpaid family work.” For these children who are already working too young, work hard day to day and are not paid, that would mean they work for nothing. According to the article, “Causes of Child Labor,” some of the kids in child labor have to work as slaves and are not treated that well. You may be wondering why some kids work very hard to get paid even though they are not treated the best, they work hard because a lot of those kids are in poverty. Since these families could, be in poverty parents force their kids to work. If you don’t feel very thankful for the life you have, think about these kids who work hard for being paid little or not being paid at all. What do these kids miss while they have to work? As much as a lot of kids don’t like school, many kids in child labor would rather go to school than have their bones ache and feel exhausted all day.
“... limited access to education.” As the article just used claimed these kids miss out on a lot of things kids who go to do on a normal days. First of all, these children miss out on fun activities. If I would be missing out on sports I play, I would be crushed if I couldn’t play the sports anymore, but these kids have most likely not even played fun activities or played sports, because they usually not allowed to do fun things or play with friends. In addition to that, they miss out on being paid for working. Research show that, “Only one out of five kids in child labor gets paid.” If you were working hard for a grueling job would you want to get paid? Or do you have a job which you get paid? I know I would be upset if I didn’t get paid for working. Lastly, these kids miss out on freedom. For instance, Iqbal who was a kid who worked as a carpet stitcher was chained to a cell and was forced to work. He lost his freedom while he had to sit and work. Even though, a lot of kids who do work do have freedom, but not all of them do. Some are treated better and some are treated like how Iqubal was treated. From hearing this, would you rather work hard at sports or school, or would you rather miss out on all those things and work instead? How are these kids treated? Are you treated with respect and kindness, or are you treated badly and sometimes get abused.
The kids in child labor are treated badly. As the website “Scholastic News” stated, a girl named Dora cut her foot on a hoe and had a slash in the middle of her foot, instead of going to the hospital she was forced to fend for herself in her car. In addition to that, many child labor laws have been passed to help the kids, but people keep violating the laws. The laws are supposed to help the kids, but when people keep breaking those laws the kids will still be treated badly. “Child labor is harmful to physical and mental development.” That is what “10 Child Labor Facts” stated. Because, it is harmful to the kids people feel the need to stop it, but people keep enforcing child labor. Take Iqbal for example, he was chained to a cell and was shot for standing up for the kids in child labor rights. What he went through is very harmful to his physical and mental health, and that is dangerous to him, but it could also be dangerous to the environment. Even though, a lot of these kids are not treated very badly or abused, a lot of them are still treated badly and abused. And from this you can see these kids are treated badly. Missing out, and treated badly are things some kids in child labor face now. Bones ache, fingers bleed, these words can describe child labor. How do you feel about child labor now? Do you feel like they should work or do you feel like we need to make more laws and help kids in child labor? What will you
do?