When it comes to people inflicting pain on and exploiting children, there should certainly be no tolerance. The history of forced child labor dates back to the start of the Industrial Revolution; Industrialization came with mass production and traveled around the world, influencing one of the largest countries like India. India finds itself as a country with millions of children, aged five to seventeen, forced to work in agriculture, in domestic work and, our main focus, in factories. Many foundations and organizations have made it their priority to solve this niche in India; by raising awareness of the horrible conditions and daily struggles these children face and speaking out about the issue, it impacts children's lives. The industrial revolution began in England and spread to France, two very large countries, and gradually to America. In the 1900s, America got its start and had factories built, participating in everything from building ships to making clothing. Children were integrated into these factories mainly because of their size; their small hands and size were very useful for working with machines. The other reason for their use in these factories was the ability to exercise control over them, as described by the Child Labor Public Education Project. Slowly but surely, Americans began to realize how bad conditions were and how children were affected by the daily work. With the passage of the first law, the National Labor Committee of 1904, anti-sweatshop campaigns and an attempt to send children to school were launched. In India, industrialization did not come that early, according to "Indian Chil... ... middle of paper ...... working in countries like India, people can express their opinion to this topic and if enough people petition to help end child labor, a big difference can be made. We can even avoid brands that involve children transforming them at some point. Small acts make big changes. Although child labor has existed since the 1800s, it can be abolished through greater availability of education. Even though there are currently 12.67 million children working as bonded laborers in India, everyone can make a difference by raising awareness and ending the suffering of these children. Works Cited Alliance 2015. Alliance 2015. Web. February 17, 2014. Public Education Project on Child Labor. University of Iowa Labor Center, 2002. Web. January 28, 2014. Child Line 1098. Child Line India Foundation. Internet. February 2, 2014. Indian child. Indianchild.com, 2000. Web. February 3. 2014.