Labor

Today Forbes cries upon the cruel reality of Child Labor in India... and other "less developped countries". Yes, it is a terrible reality, and yes, children should be in school and not being exploited for endless hours in sweatshops and farmfields. Or anywhere else. Pick up this issue and read it. Shake your head disapprovingly at how purses, carpets and cobble stones that look so good in HGTV are made by children paid five cents and hour, money they don't see because it's paid to the parents of the kids. Sentences come and go. "When the child works the parent (usually) don't." Target, Macy's, GapKids, Lowe's, Home Depot and others are mentioned as enterprises that sell goods made by kids. Oh, they are horrified and insist that they make sure none of their goods is manufactured by kids. The journalist takes a harsh tone, shakes its head and gives that tone of "yeah, they insist".

What do the enterprises do? They cut the quota bought from child employers. Yeah, I see how bad that is. Uhum. And the journalist shakes its head. What to do? Well, denounce them.

Don't be such an ass. IF the enterprises don't wish to sell stuff or make business with child labor users, then do not buy from that country.