I have to admit that child trafficking and exploitation is not something that I am particularly knowledgeable on, or even something that has been close to my heart for any length of time - I'm very much guilty of having the "what I can't see..." attitude, and ignoring it. It is probably through the influence of Pete C that I've started thinking about this kind of thing a bit more, and considering what part we play in it.
The LA Times have a pretty eye opening article on slavery in the 21st Century here. Maybe its about time we starting taking notice of these things and others like them that are maybe even happening a lot closer to home, but are hard to see with your head in the sand!
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Links to video and article courtesy of Eugene Cho
2 comments:
One thing to bear in mind is how materialistic we have become as a society. We 'need' to change our mobile phone every year, we have to have the biggest TV, ect.
And it seems that all these things are more affordable than ever. However it's worth noting that most of these goods are made by people who work in conditions that we would not 'lower' ourselves to work in (again, because we have the luxury of living in a society where if you don't work, you will not die of hunger).
If people really want to do their bit, the next time you feel the need to buy a phone/camera/tv to replace last years one (that has nothing wrong with it whatsoever), don't. Give the money to charity, or sponser a child.
Here's a link that I think everyone should visit:
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
Enter your wage, and think about how lucky you are...
...even if you don't have the biggest TV :-)
Appreciate the comment anon, posted your link. Apparently I'm in the top 0.94% in the worlds earners - thats a bit scary!
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