In China

How many times have you turned over a device, article of clothing, or some object and found the words “Made in China” engraved on the back? These items are often beautifully handcrafted by the people of China. But not just anyone... these objects are usually made by the small hands of young chinese children. The child labour in China is a huge problem and evidence shows that it is actually getting worse rather than improving. Research shows that about 250 million children in underdeveloped countries, between the ages 5 and 14, are working in factories and sweatshops. Sweatshops are workplaces with extreme exploitation, including no wages or benefits. They also incude dangerous living conditions, and often physical and verbal abuse. The children are forced to work up to 12-hour days with no breaks. This is obviously a huge problem, and yet there is nothing being done to change them in any way. It seems as though the Chinese Government is hesitant to enforce child labor laws because they want to save money. Slave labor exists in our world today. China is just one of the countries permitting slave labor. There are children all over the world that need our help.

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