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More: Modern Day Slavery Statistics Effecting Change: Being Aware as a Consumer

As the world became more aware and horriﬁed by the prevalence of Child Labor, the number of child laborers worldwide has dropped from 245 million to 168 million between 2000 and 2012. It’s good news but not good enough.

Companies who employ child laborers need to stop, and we can force them to stop by not buying their products. Chocolate, for example, is a booming business worldwide. What is the need to resort to child labor if not for higher proﬁt margins? It’s barbaric and greedy.

It is hard to raise the awareness of people regarding child labor, unless you see it for yourselves. There are many facts and videos about child labor in the Internet, we encourage you to watch and increase your awareness.

Fair trade products are produced without the use of child labor. Buy them instead and encourage the efforts and initiatives of certain companies. When buying carpets, look for the “Rugmark” which signiﬁes that the carpet was not made by children.

There are actually applications that help consumers identify and browse companies and how they scored on labor policies. You can check out the site here.

When we buy products that we know are produced from child labor, we become willing participants to this abhorrent practice. It’s a hard truth, but we must all accept responsibility.

References

Wiki Answers: What are Facts About Child Labour Wikipedia: Child Labour The Borgen Project: 10 Child Labor Facts Anti-Slavery Society: Fighting Slavery as a Consumer Anti-Slavery Society – Consumer Awareness theworldcounts.com Child Labor Facts and Statistics TheWorldCounts, 24 April, 2014 From the Sweat of our Children