Why The US Should Use Child Labor In Foreign Countries

Everyday around the world, child labor is used to make kids make products and other goods to be sold to foreign countries. For example, UNICEF estimates that there are about 3 millions kids under the age of 14 working in Pakistan (Montero). Many companies, including Nike, have factories overseas that use child labor to make their products. The U.S. should continue to buy products made using child labor because the money paid to the children help reduce the poverty rate, worse alternatives need to be found if the jobs disappear, and working is a part of their culture in some countries. In some poor countries around the world, families are forced to send their children to work so that they can earn money for basic needs. Children who work in factories earn money to feed their families and to have food to eat. Companies from the U.S. that stop the use of child labor in foreign countries will cause dramatic and potentially devastating consequences for the region. After Nike pulled out of a deal with one of its main suppliers, “Saga estimates that as many as 20,000

People do not feel right buying products made by children. However, it is very common in certain countries for children to start working at a young age. In particular countries, it is part of their culture for children to work when they are very young. According to Nadira Faulmueller, “The firm belief that a ‘proper childhood’ does not entail any work is something specific to our time and culture. In other countries, children are expected to work together with their parents.” In the U.S. it is uncommon to see children work in their early childhood. In other countries, their way of life includes children working with their families to earn money. Although some may think that child labor is not moral-friendly and decide not to buy goods made by children, it is a part of some cultures for children to work at a young