Debate on Child Labor
Pro: Child Labor
The majority of people’s opinion on the idea of child labor is derived from the images in the media. They are only exposed to the horrible images of adolescents working very dangerous and degrading jobs and from this they are quick to side with the elimination of child labor. What many people are not aware of is the necessity for child labor in many developing countries. Our paper outlines the causes of child labor and the need for children to work in many countries, the unseen benefits of these children working, and the action that our company intends to take. Two of the main causes of child labor throughout developing nations are poverty and a limited access to education.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory developed by Abraham Maslow. The theory is portrayed by a pyramid that illustrates the basic needs of a human being. The most important and basic needs are shown on the bottom of the pyramid and all the way to the top the most complex needs are displayed. The needs you see on the bottom of the pyramid are vital to survival and include food and water (Cherry). Poverty is defined as a lack of the basic human needs, including the ones stated before, and in developing countries poverty is a primary cause of child labor. Children are forced to work out of the need for survival.
Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. Studies have shown that 1.1 billion people in developing countries do not have access to water, 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation (Shah). Shah also states that close to half of all people in developing countries are suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits. In addition to this poverty can contribute to the cause of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. So, how do these countries flooded with poverty attempt to combat these horrible
The majority of people’s opinion on the idea of child labor is derived from the images in the media. They are only exposed to the horrible images of adolescents working very dangerous and degrading jobs and from this they are quick to side with the elimination of child labor. What many people are not aware of is the necessity for child labor in many developing countries. Our paper outlines the causes of child labor and the need for children to work in many countries, the unseen benefits of these children working, and the action that our company intends to take. Two of the main causes of child labor throughout developing nations are poverty and a limited access to education.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory developed by Abraham Maslow. The theory is portrayed by a pyramid that illustrates the basic needs of a human being. The most important and basic needs are shown on the bottom of the pyramid and all the way to the top the most complex needs are displayed. The needs you see on the bottom of the pyramid are vital to survival and include food and water (Cherry). Poverty is defined as a lack of the basic human needs, including the ones stated before, and in developing countries poverty is a primary cause of child labor. Children are forced to work out of the need for survival.
Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. Studies have shown that 1.1 billion people in developing countries do not have access to water, 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation (Shah). Shah also states that close to half of all people in developing countries are suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits. In addition to this poverty can contribute to the cause of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. So, how do these countries flooded with poverty attempt to combat these horrible
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