The Views of The Issue: Perspectives on Child Slavery

Child slavery and trafficking is currently one of the world's worst dehumanizing issues. Mothers are selling their own children for a cash advance, sometimes given only enough money to pay for three months of food for a small family, now smaller due to the absence of the trafficked child. It is devastating to discover that family values and morals are being corrupted due to the extreme poverty in which many world societies live.

First of all, no controversy should be aroused when I say that slavery of any kind is both evil and inhumane, especially when children are involved. When forcing children into slavery, we are taking the very thing that makes children children; their innocence. We are taking their lives from them, corrupting their souls and leaving them tarnished both inside and out. It is a cruel life to live and no one should ever have to experience what today's youth are undergoing.

While watching the British Broadcasting Documentary entitled, "Child Slavery", i was shocked when i heard a young girl, sold into brothels and recently freed, said she knew where her owners were coming from. She understood that they were simply trying to make a living and do well for their families, even if that meant the exploitation of children. Due to the extreme poverty of these countries, its citizens are taking extreme measures to obtain the basic necessities of life, often involving the trafficking, enslavement, and exploitation of children of all ages.

From an economic standpoint, many would consider child labor to be extremely beneficial especially to the less developed countries.

As far as how the US outsources, i found one statement that really got my nerves going, coming from the CEO and President of the US Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue. He says, "We outsource jobs to get skills and people at a price we can afford. The country benefits from this." So how does it look, being one of the most powerful nations on the globe, and utilizing practices such as outsourcing for child labor? It will only urge other countries to do the same and the fight against child slavery will take a dramatic 180 degree turn back into failure.