The worst thing about child labor is that it’s so cruel! Children can’t go to school or have fun. They work long hours in unsafe conditions. I read that fourteen year old James Flores said the hardest part about working in the fields is not having fun. I feel bad that these young children and teens have to work and not have a normal childhood.
The worst thing about child labor is that kids usually do not get medical help even though their job puts their health in danger. For example, Tariah’s tiny hands bleed from touching broken glass when she has to pick through the dump to earn money. Also thick, dirty smoke stings her eyes which causes eye irritation and she can’t see. Tariah works in a dump that is so dirty that flies swarm around her head. How can this be healthy for Tariah? She is the same age as some of the kids in my sixth grade class! Kids should not have to work like this. That’s why we should ban child labor around the world for good. How can you help?
Zasu
I think the worst thing about child labor is that kids spend their childhoods working instead of being a kid. When they get older they won’t get a good job because they’re not educated so that affects the economy. Some kids can’t go to school either because they have to work so the cycle goes on an on. Children should not be laboring in fields, making rugs, or picking trash in dumps. Education is important to have a better life. We need to stop child labor across the world. What do you think?
Braden
I think the worst thing about child labor is that kids can’t be kids. For example, when kids aren’t living their life by going to school, playing sports, eating, or just having fun; it isn’t the same! Kids should be kids.
Also, I think the worst thing about child labor is picking through garbage. Some kids have to pick through garbage for work. If you’re picking through old trash and waste and you never take a shower, it can affect your health. Picking through old tissues and gunk can make you get sick. Sometimes where these kids live, there’s no health care medicine to help. I just think kids need housing, food, water, life, medicine. Lastly, I think the adults should be the ones working instead of the children. Children should go to school. What are some ways we can help stop child labor around the world?
Sarah
I think the worst thing about child labor is children do not have childhoods because they work too hard to ever have fun or to go to school. The reason why I think this is because children all over the world are loosing their childhood. James Flores and eleven year old Tariah are stuck working for people that don’t care about their education. James works long hours picking crops that helps feed all of us. Tariah works picking trash in a dump and she is only eleven years old! That is what I think is the worst thing about child labor. What do you think?
Maella
I think the worst thing about child labor is the poor job conditions. The reason why I think it’s the worst thing is because in ‘Life in the Dumps’ it says that Tariah, an 11 year old girl, pick through garbage but there is broken glass that cuts her hands. Also, it says in the last paragraph in “Life in the Dumps” they get sick. Another reason why I think it’s the worst is that some children have to pick crops but there are chemicals on the crops that make kids sick. We should not have Child Labor in the world. How can we help stop it?
Josh
