child labor.

Today in almost any third world country you are all but guaranteed to find some type of child laboring in a big time industry. One specific industry that was discussed in the article by Satyarthi was about the “export-oriented” industries mainly in India. There are over 1 million children who work to produce more than two thirds of the world’s carpet supply. The types of work environments that these children are working in usually tend to be extremely hazardous most of the time being exposed to deadly fumes, high temperatures, and other horrible things. If children chose to speak out on these conditions or work at all they are usually yelled at or severally beaten by their mother. Although there are laws in place in countries such as India and Pakistan very little is actually done to have these laws enforced. The article also states how child labor has tripled in the past fourteen years. In my opinion I think there are far more measures that governments in countries such as India or Pakistan can take to assure the safety of children. A few solutions that instantly come to my mind about this situation would be for the government to make it illegal for parents to send their children into these corporations as well as being punished to a very high extent. Another argument that can be brought up against the fight would be making education more accessible to poor people this may be a bit far fetched but I do think it can be a do-able task. People will realize the circumstances if educated about it.