All About Child Labor
Child labor is a very serious issue in the world. According to Unicef, an estimated 150 million children worldwide are engaged in child labor. Many children suffer from it. Child labor is having children as slaves and forcing them into labor. They don’t get to go to school, have fun, or spend time with their family. They have to work all day.
What child labor is:
Child labor is treating children not very well and making them work. They are sold into slavery and work in harsh areas. For example, Iqbal Masih was sold into slavery at age 4. He spent his whole life chained to a carpet weaving loom. However, when he tried to speak up for the rights of children, he got his life taken away at age 12. This shows that child labor is a big issue and it needs to be stopped.
People who have been fighting child labor:
As mentioned earlier, Iqbal Masih was born in South Asia and sold into slavery at age 4. He spent his short life chained to a carpet weaving loom. He himself, thought that child labor was unfair and wrong. He tried to defend those rights of children but sadly, his life was taken away because of that. It is not fair that he got his life taken away just because he spoke up. In addition, a teen named Craig Kielburger read about Iqbal’s story in the newspaper and automatically wanted to help. In 1995 he created the Free the Children organization to help the children forced into labor. This shows that people do understand child labor is a problem, and they want to help.
How you can help:
This problem is serious and it needs support from everybody. You can donate to the Free the Children. On average, 90% of their donations directly support their programming (freethechildren.org). You can sign up for campaigns to help raise money. There are many campaigns you can sign up for on the Free the Children website. You can host an event that tells people about this problem. This shows that there are many ways to help. You just have to be committed to help the problem.
Child labor is a problem that we need to help. There are many ways you can help. First, educate yourself. Second, learn about the people who are already fighting it. Finally, you can donate and create other ways to support the problem. Now, do not waste any more time. Go donate and support the problem right now!
What child labor is:
Child labor is treating children not very well and making them work. They are sold into slavery and work in harsh areas. For example, Iqbal Masih was sold into slavery at age 4. He spent his whole life chained to a carpet weaving loom. However, when he tried to speak up for the rights of children, he got his life taken away at age 12. This shows that child labor is a big issue and it needs to be stopped.
People who have been fighting child labor:
As mentioned earlier, Iqbal Masih was born in South Asia and sold into slavery at age 4. He spent his short life chained to a carpet weaving loom. He himself, thought that child labor was unfair and wrong. He tried to defend those rights of children but sadly, his life was taken away because of that. It is not fair that he got his life taken away just because he spoke up. In addition, a teen named Craig Kielburger read about Iqbal’s story in the newspaper and automatically wanted to help. In 1995 he created the Free the Children organization to help the children forced into labor. This shows that people do understand child labor is a problem, and they want to help.
How you can help:
This problem is serious and it needs support from everybody. You can donate to the Free the Children. On average, 90% of their donations directly support their programming (freethechildren.org). You can sign up for campaigns to help raise money. There are many campaigns you can sign up for on the Free the Children website. You can host an event that tells people about this problem. This shows that there are many ways to help. You just have to be committed to help the problem.
Child labor is a problem that we need to help. There are many ways you can help. First, educate yourself. Second, learn about the people who are already fighting it. Finally, you can donate and create other ways to support the problem. Now, do not waste any more time. Go donate and support the problem right now!