Child labour is necessary to keep children away from the streets.
Children are working in factories under poor working conditions. Almost averyone is agains child labour, but did you ever consider that it also keeps children away from the streets? In giving children a job at a factory you prevent them for ending up in (for example) prostitution.
I'm interested in how you feel about children producing (child)clothing. Are you aware when standing in a shop of the fact that your piece of clothing is produced child labour free or not? Please rank in attributes what is most important when buying a new item (think of: appearance, child labour free, materials, fit, price etc.)
I value your opinion a lot. Thank you!
I approve child labour
Side Score: 5
|
 |
I'm against child labour
Side Score: 10
|
|
|
|
|
It really depends. If the working terms, atmosphere, hours etc are met then I do not mind that a child works. It is actually good to teach children to earn money so they understand how it works in future and do not grow up lazy and irresponsible. However, if children work the same amount of hours as adults, don't get paid according to the standards and are used for a heavy work then it's not acceptable and should be banned and punished (not only factory but also the company that orders) Side: I approve child labour
1
point
As is said earlier, it really depends. If the circumstances of children concerning food and living are already poor, and the only other option would be child labour, I approve. I recently also noticed a commercial in which a girl was filmed that worked in poor conditions, but it also kept her away from prostitution. In that case, I can only support child labour. Side: I approve child labour
1
point
Generally I am against child labour. But we do not live in a perfect world. In some countries people are so poor that every member of the family needs to work. Their priority is to survive. If these vacancies are taken away from the children, they will be pushed to the streets and forced to earn money elsewhere. Unless we fight poverty first, child labour will be necessary to keep children away from the streets. Side: I approve child labour
1
point
I think this is very well put and helped me form my opinion about the subject. My first instinct was an immediate "ABSOLUTELY NOT", but that's because of the circumstances we have been fed by media. Looking at it from the above perspective, I can't help but agree. Fighting poverty is the first in beating this. Side: I approve child labour
In general I am against child labour but we life in a world with opposite situations of life circumstances, the difference of rich and extremely poor people is really big if we look to different countries. I can understand in difficult life circumstances where families are really poor that children can contribute by working for their family to to eat. I think that a lot of children can't even choose whether they want to work or not, they just have to because of their poor circumstances. Side: I approve child labour
|
I am against child labour, although this matter is extremely controversial. From what I understand, this is like choosing between bad working conditions, prostitution or street life. None of these should be an option for a child, no matter the country, race, religion and so on. It is unfortunate however that in many parts of the world child labour is a common practice. It's hard to find a positive side to this, even with all the payment (if there is any) they get. I don't believe that a certain amount of money can improve a child's life. Think about the fact they they will have no access to education, healthcare or safety. They are practically objects used in order to get more money for the big companies. It is hard to say which is worse: children working or children begging on the streets. That is why is it very difficult to answer the statement. Side: I'm against child labour
True, a controversial matter. However, given the choice I am against. While it is choosing between two (or more) evils, the principle of using cheap children for the manufacturing of goods is against my standpoints. It might prove to be the better of two evils, but it gives out a wrong signal to the children and to the rest of the world to have the labour done by kids under the pretense that it is what is good for them. I believe all children should have access to education and while working they don't. Side: I'm against child labour
I am against child labour, although it all depends on the conditions. There should be no child on this planet that doesn't get the chance to develop itself in a way that it is supposed to be. A child deserves a carefree childhood in which it can explore and develop a healthy personality. It is okay to work on a certain age but the conditions need to be good and in a way standardized. I don't think work is the solution to keep children of the streets, there are more ways and opportunities that can be regarded to make a child's chance of having a normal life possible. Although in some parts of the world it is very hard and sometimes even impossible i don't think child labour is necessary. Other measures should be explored. Side: I'm against child labour
There are also other ways to keep children off the street (orphanages maybe), but no matter which way you spin it, the options are bad. Working might keep kids off the streets but it doesn't contribute to their development and it ca harm their health (mental and physical). It is very difficult to provide a positive alternative but to your statement I would say child labour is not necessary but it is an option when it comes to keeping kids of the street. Side: I'm against child labour
I am definitely against child labour, especially in the case of apparel for little ones. I think it is quite hypocrite to let your own children (for example) wear the best clothes, of the best brands, but made by children of the same age in poor circumstances. I think there are many other ways to keep children in third world countries. However, I know it is too easy to say that child labour needs to be forbidden at all. Of course it is better to have child labour than prostitution. Though, in 2014, I think we, the consumers in West-European countries are smart enough to know that it is not right to have a child working for your hundreds of clothes you buy and throw away every year again. If we, the consumers are not buying these kind of clothes anymore, and with a little help from organizations and governments, we can stop the child labour a little AND let them go to school; they can be child again. Side: I'm against child labour
1
point
The child labor situation is just in a never ending spiral. One might say it is a good thing these kids can work because ells they would not have anything at all and die of poverty/hunger or become criminal. This is true on one hand but on the other hand child labor will never stop as long as it is some what accepted. People like their cheap clothes and this is made on less than minimum wage somewhere in Africa or Asia for example. The point is, people will have to pay more for their articles in order to stop child labor so these kids get a chance to go to school and will not be chosen as employee over an adult who is more expensive. Child labor is definitely not necessary to keep children away from the streets. Other methods just have to be further developed in order to let these kids see there is an other way. Side: I'm against child labour
1
point
It's quite a difficult case, because the point of view is definitely two sided. As an owner of an Amsterdam-based baby label we are always top of mind when it comes to child labour. We only produce at compagnies with good conditions for their employés and make sure its 100% child labour free (we make visits to check things). And we also try working with fabric suppliers with the same conditions. But of course you never know for sure. At companies where childlabour does take place, most of the circumstances or not healthy, especially for a young child. But we never know what happens when the child lives on the street instead of working and can only survive through begging or ending up in prostitution. Our baby label is only on the market for 1,5 years, but we do already have (far) future plans of opening our own production company in a country like India, Bangladesh, Thailand or Indonesië. Our production company will not only provide income for local people, but we will also build a school next door, to provide education, a free meal and proper clothing for the children of our workers. But of course it does not start with one single foreign company who tries to take care of the local people. The goverment and its own peolple should definitely make the first step to improve the quality of life these countries!! And this seems to be the biggest challenge of all.... Side: I'm against child labour
Ik ben tegen kinderarbeid. Ik realiseer mij wel dat dit heel moeilijk te stoppen is, want wat gebeurd er dan met deze kinderen, misschien komen ze in de prostitutie terecht wat ook vreselijk is. Het is een moeilijke discussie. Misschien zouden we kunnen starten met gecontroleerde arbeid, waarbij het aantal te werken uren wordt vastgelegd, er een vaste vergoeding tegen overstaat en deze kinderen naast arbeid ook scholing krijgen. Ook moet alle kleding voorzien worden van een label waarop staat dat het door kinderen vervaardigd is. Ik verafschuw het idee dat je rond loopt in een kledingstuk wat door kinderen gemaakt is in erbarmelijke omstandigheden. Ik verwacht dat veel medemensen dit net zo verafschuwen. Misschien dat we op deze manier het inkoopbeleid van afnemers kunnen gaan beïnvloeden en uiteindelijk kinderarbeid stoppen. Side: I'm against child labour
1
point
1
point
I'm sure most of us here remember their early childhood as a fun time, no stress and just one of the best times of our lives (despite a few bumps in the road our childhoods were generally great right ?). we get older and have exams, school and come into contact with more people, although it seemed stressful at the time we were pretty lucky. Now imagine all of that being erased and replaced with work, working all our lives will surely take a toll on both our physical and mental health eventually. We abolished child labor overall in 1938, so why go back on ourselves ? There was a reason we abolished it so why bring it back ? Keeping children off the streets can be dealt with in many ways but child labor should not be one of them. Side: I'm against child labour
|
