Friday, December 11, 2009

Cry for help

I was searching the web and came across this disturbing headline "Enslaved children rescued from GAP sweatshop." In west Bengal 14 children were rescued ranging from ages 8-14.  The building where they worked had rooms crammed with embroidery tables.  The building smelled of a dirty bathroom and they all lived, ate and slept in these crammed rooms.  One of the boys who were rescued had open wounds on his face and had a severe case of chicken pox, and had not been taken to a doctor.  These children who were sold through trafficking are unpaid and malnourished, and sadly are working for one of the biggest clothing companies, GAP.  The GAP has admitted to condoning and participating in child-labor, but the question is when will they put a stop to it.  With the average child being 10-years old why is a corporation that is so large participating in this cruel act, and why are people still buying from this company.  When we purchase items we never realize the process behind it and who makes what.  We never consider that these items are sold for way more than what the people who are making it are getting paid.  Most of the products sold in the United States are not made in the states, and with corrupt governments and their lack of care for the children and their well-being but rather the money they will gain from it, there are no consequences.  There is no one listening to the cries of these young children.  Who will hear them and when?

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