Child Labor

In Hayden Kantor’s heart wrenching “The Face of Child Labor” published in the Dallas Morning News on Nov 18, he tells of children being paid as little as $1.25 for a 12 hour day. In the day of globalization where we help raise the standard of living in India, and ours as well, by purchasing their goods and services, I believe we have a moral obligation to demand that India do something about this atrocity. I would hate to think that one of my dollars encouraged anyone to exploit children for profit. I don’t believe the answer is discontinuance of international trade since both countries gain through the efficiencies of comparative advantage, but I do believe we should do more to hold leader accountable for this horrific practice and demand a solution.