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Child labor is a tricky one because it's actually viewed as a positive in poor countries. The alternative isn't 'no child labor', it's other types of child expl
by missosoup 7y ago
Child labor is a tricky one because it's actually viewed as a positive in poor countries. The alternative isn't 'no child labor', it's other types of child exploitation like prostitution.
I don't have a reference but there was a follow up report in a poor region where commercial child labor was abolished, and the outcomes weren't great.
- imtringued 7y agoChild labor is often a net negative because children can't go to school. If employers had to ensure the children go to school then I could see how it could be a net benefit during the transition period.