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Child Labor
Summary: A major problem in the world today is child labor and the atrocities associated with this practice. Employers around the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, exploit children for labor purposes because it is cheaper and easier. While the problem may never cease completely, it is our obligation to try to put an end to it.
Few people know the horrible atrocities brought upon children in third world countries. Many of those children are forced to work excruciating hours under terrible conditions, often times without food, water, or even breaks. A major problem in the world today is child labor, especially in South East Asia. The problem is that employers around the world are exploiting children "because its easy." This "ease" must come to an end.
This cruelty towards children began right around the beginning of the eighteenth century, as the new invention of factories spread throughout Europe. Since these production lines in factories took much manual labor, employers felt it easiest to find cheap labor among children. Even though children were not physically able to do as much work as adults, companies figured that, since they were paying the children little to nothing, their profits were still greater than without children. Orphans were...
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