Child Labor in the 1990 (Acting as If Its Present Tense)

Imagine being a child working 14 hour days, in a dim lit, smelly factory. Thats going on across the US right this moment. Over the past few years, child labor has been at its peak. Children are used in factories because they are cheap, easier to manage, and less likely to unionize and strike. Since the year 1900, the degree of enforcement against child labor is varied in each state. There isn't any strong enforcement against child labor. Because children aren't in school and learning like they ought to be, and are defenseless and have no voice, I believe that child labor is wrong and should have more concrete rules and standards. Child labor is work that harms children and keeps them from attending school. Around the US, both rich and poor young children are forced into the work field by their parents or guardians. These innocent children start working when they are 5, and enter a world of hazardous conditions, horribly mean overseers, and long hard hours, making them grow up long before they should have to. Many of them work in commercial agriculture, fishing, manufacturing, mining, and domestic services. Some of the unlucky ones work in illegal jobs that involve drugs, prostitution and war.

Child labor is a horrendous epidemic currently happening in the US. Children should not have to work in theses conditions! They should be able to go to school and learn like a regular child should. They should be able to have some free time with their friends! When I imagine being a child and working in those conditions, waking up early and being on my feet all day, I imagine it being not a happy thing to look forward to. Think about being the victim of a sex slave at a really young age, or being forced to do something that you don't want, or don't know how to do. Why is child labor wrong? Because children do not have the choice to speak what they want to who they want. Children don't know what striking is or why to do it. Its taking away their rights.

There are a couple ways to prevent this epidemic. One way is have uniform laws all throughout the US that state all children who want or need to work have to be 16 years or older. Also, they should limit the number of hours children have to work - or work so many hours, then get a break. Its simple. All we have to do in this country is to stop this child labor and impose laws.

Child labor is completely wrong, and the US needs to impose laws to stop it. Innocent young children are being forced to work long hour days - even more than adults! And are made to work under illegal and dangerous conditions. Their health is at risk! Kids deserve the right to play, learn, and enjoy life. All in all, child labor is wrong and should be put to an end immediately, because they are robbed their right to learn and have an easy life.