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Old 20-11-2007, 08:59   #31
WillowTheWhisp
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Re: Slave Labour and us!

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what would happen to their families if the children didnt have jobs at all??
I think that is a point which is often overlooked when people start demanding that the sweatshops be closed down. We don't want them to end up even worse off.

It's also a fine tightrope because if wages were too high then it would upset the balance and the poor without jobs at all would be even poorer by comparison. It's a lot more complicated than it looks on the surface.


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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE View Post
Come on BB we all know the education has been taken to these countries plus the free condoms, they just won't use them.
Have you ever wondered why? People in 'these countries' have children as an insurance policy for their old age. They don't get pensions. Their only hope of survival is to be dependant on their children so to them having more children equates with a better chance of them being supported in their old age. Take into account the infant mortality rate too - it's no good trying to tell them that having fewer children can mean that more will survive. Experience through generations tells them different.
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