Meem

After reading the article about Meem and the labors work she must do every day in the factory in India there were several things that stuck out in my mind. First I found it interesting how the government refuses to address this issue, just like they refused to address the issue of the woman sex slaves. Rather than attempting to put an end to this it seems as if they almost encourage it because looking at the bigger picture it does stimulate their economy. In the case of Meem she came across to me as having a very utilitarianism attitude, in the sense that she realizes what she is doing is hard work but it’s for the greater good, that greater good being her family. Yet, this raises my main concern that as a small child she should not have the responsibly of helping provide for her family, and at least if she must work she should be in control of the money she in earning, possibly she could put it towards education and a better life. Hearing that she has to give her whole pay check to her father and gets to buy a few hair clips and maybe ice cream is completely absurd. With proper education she would realize that what is happening to her is wrong. The argument can be made that this is her only choice but in reality there are other options. Rather than for fitting her entire paycheck she should attempt to keep a chunk of it in hopes of putting it towards education. Also the problem can be seen as a culture one, the article mentions how the girls working do not think that it is odd that they are not in school, rather then promoting work the parents should promote and education which in the end could have the possibility to yield higher rewards than a menial labor job.