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the_ignored
SFN Addict
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 Posted - 09/06/2014 : 16:27:09
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This is the most depressing map you all will see for quite some time...it shows how bad the world's child labour situation is. Even the States are yellow (mild danger).
The article's list of the worst countries is rather grim.
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>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
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> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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On fire for Christ
SFN Regular
Norway
1273 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2014 : 03:27:06 [Permalink]
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So what's the solution? It's pretty hard to improve the conditions for those children. Even if the western companies using sweatshops pay more for the labour, I doubt any of that would filter down to the labourers. Using local manufacturers might seem more ethical, but basically you're taking away 1 dollar a month from a poor family that needs it.
Was there ever a point in time where these countries didn't have child labour? Before sweatshops they would have been out in the fields, or helping in some other trade. Isn't the idea of children not working full time until they reach adulthood is a 20th century western ideal?
Child labour is symptomatic of a deeper problem, and can be found any time and any place in which there was/is poverty. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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 Posted - 09/07/2014 : 13:05:55 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by On fire for Christ
Child labour is symptomatic of a deeper problem, and can be found any time and any place in which there was/is poverty.
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I can see two possible solutions to the poverty problem: either a minimum wage legislation, or strong unions with high degree memberships.
As long as there is high unemployment, the employers can easily pit workers against each other since they compete for the chance to work, a strong union is unlikely.
Increase taxes for the wealthy and invest the money into education, healthcare, and infrastructure for everyone.
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the_ignored
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Posted - 09/07/2014 : 15:40:24 [Permalink]
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| That would help the States, along with making churches pay their fair share of taxes, but what about all those underdeveloped countries? |
>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
>
> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
>
> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2014 : 07:31:10 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by the_ignored
That would help the States, along with making churches pay their fair share of taxes, but what about all those underdeveloped countries?
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No. No it wouldn't.
This seems to be a fluff piece which conflates all types of child labor together. We have laws on the books now to protect most children from working long hours. The only exception is farm labor.
That's right. Paper delivery boys, girl scout cookie salesgirls, and family farms which cannot afford additional hired hands put us in "yellow" for child labor.
It's like the Bradys claiming many school shootings and intimate that it was a Columbine type shooting. Only this time it is looking at raw numbers instead of type and institutionalization of the child labor.
I call shenanigans. |
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Bad news about international child labour
