It is common knowledge that childhood should be a fantastic time of play and discovery. It is a time to be free and full of wonder. However, a considerable number of children are deprived of having a happy childhood as a result of child labour. Despite living in the era of great technological advances and astonishing discoveries in every field, we can still find children working endless hours, doing any kind of job you care to name.
There are some organizations which have already started to take measures to fight child labour. What these groups propose is that we, consumers, join a boycott campaign on goods whose production involves the work of children.
To my mind, it should be the government who take actions to tackle this serious and worrying issue. But, it appears that governors are not willing to wipe out child labour. They seem to turn a blind eye over the matter and wash their hands of it. What is more, although a series of laws has been passed in order to ban child labour, they are not respected in most of the cases and there is nobody to punish those who go against the law.
Given the government’s attitude towards the issue, it sounds logical then that any of us who agrees that forcing children to work is inadmissible and unethical should contribute to put an end to child labour. And boycotting trade products, which have been made using children workforce, strikes me as a good start.
In addition, I firmly believe that for this boycotting campaign to be effective it would be vital to inform people about the current situation of child labour. So, the first step would be to inform consumers about which the companies that employ children are. In this way, consumers would be able to spot the trades in supermarket shelves.
To conclude, child labour is a common practice involving more and more children every day. Since the government does not show signs of willingness to tackle the problem, it is high time we make every effort to solve this burning issue.
There are some organizations which have already started to take measures to fight child labour. What these groups propose is that we, consumers, join a boycott campaign on goods whose production involves the work of children.
To my mind, it should be the government who take actions to tackle this serious and worrying issue. But, it appears that governors are not willing to wipe out child labour. They seem to turn a blind eye over the matter and wash their hands of it. What is more, although a series of laws has been passed in order to ban child labour, they are not respected in most of the cases and there is nobody to punish those who go against the law.
Given the government’s attitude towards the issue, it sounds logical then that any of us who agrees that forcing children to work is inadmissible and unethical should contribute to put an end to child labour. And boycotting trade products, which have been made using children workforce, strikes me as a good start.
In addition, I firmly believe that for this boycotting campaign to be effective it would be vital to inform people about the current situation of child labour. So, the first step would be to inform consumers about which the companies that employ children are. In this way, consumers would be able to spot the trades in supermarket shelves.
To conclude, child labour is a common practice involving more and more children every day. Since the government does not show signs of willingness to tackle the problem, it is high time we make every effort to solve this burning issue.
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