There is a great deal of controversy these days about the use of child labour
in India and other developing countries.  

Some people refuse to buy anything made in these countries because of the
possibility that the product was made using child labour.

Others feel that by supporting the small businesses now being started, they
are contributing to the growth of the economy in that country and anre
actually contributing to the eventual prosperity of those children's families.

It's a tough one.  Which way do you go on this question?

4 responses total.

        I started working at age 12, mowing lawns, raking leaves, shoveling
        snow and pullin weeds. I had my first "job" at age 14 in a restraunt.
        I think that some of it is good, some of it is exploitation....

It's really a tough Qn to asnwer.
B'cause u can not have an unequivocal answer for this.
In developing and under developed countries it is not the question
of exploitation only.most of the children are coming to work
out of family situation- he may have to work for his own survival
, may not have his parents support or very poor family.
By saying no to goods made by child labour we are making 
life still worse for him.

Hi,
I am from India. As Krisna Prakash says, that  many people are coming to wrok
out of compulsion. But I don't think that America or any other country has
any moral responsibility to help our children. The effort and idea and
commendable and appreciated. However, by not buying stuff suspected of being
made by children, who might have been through conditions that are not fit to
be called humane( like they had in early nineteenth century Britan) I think
that the American's are doing ok. That will force the GOI, which has been
sitting on its butt for over a million years now, or so it seems to me, to
actually do something about the social conditions in India. It seems wrong
to try to alliviate poverty and support families that are being crushed by
making Americans buy Indian products. It is our job and we should be doing
it. 
THanks,

Aseem.

i think it's nice that those kids have something to do!

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