I definitely do not support a blanket ban on child labor. But I do support a different standard for workplace safety where it comes to children, so I don't thi

I definitely do not support a blanket ban on child labor. But I do support a different standard for workplace safety where it comes to children, so I don't think the question is irrelevant. As always, there are unintended consequences. A great article in the Mercury News called "paid by the piece" demonstrates how sub-contracting circuit board assembly clearly has led to a circumvention of child labor laws. And of course, much of our dirty industry is now handled by children overseas. For instance, small children spend as much as a day sorting through junkyards in Cambodia in order to afford just enough food to stay malnourished. The alternative, of course, is starvation.