Essay On Oliver Twist And Child Labor

In parts of the world today, sadly there is still poverty, disease, and child labor similar to the book Oliver Twist. Poverty still exists in many places, just as it did in Oliver Twist. “22% of all children live in families that are in poverty in the modern day world”. That shows how many children are still living in derelict living situations. Also, poverty can be near you. Types of poverty is low income, homelessness, and hunger. “Over population can cause poverty from too many people with too little resources”. This occurs frequently since every 5 seconds a new baby is born. That shows of how more and more children are increasing the rates of having a family that is in poverty. Poverty affects many people’s lives and changes them. The derelict living situations in the Victorian Era lead to disease just like it does in some parts of today’s world. “Each year, over 8 million children under the age of 5 die from
“ children as young as 12 are allowed to toil on tobacco farms… tobacco farming poses threats to their health thanks to heavy pesticides...possibility of acute nicotine poisoning.” (Editors, 2013). That is one fact of how child labor still occurs today in harmful situations that can lead to poisoning or death. Child labor is wrong because young people are working hard and in harmful situations which can cause damage to their body or could kill them. On tobacco fields, there are a lot of nicotine in the leaves and in the quote it tells that the young people go around and collecting the leaves. Also, there is young people who are on farm vehicles, grain silos, and manure pits. “It’s not just nicotine poisoning and heat exhaustion, but the hazards involving farm vehicles, grain silos, and manure pits that endanger these children… have been injured or killed is hard to determine.” (Editors, 2013). That also shows of how child labor still occurs today and is still in