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  • Essay / Human Rights in Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

    Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a novel that shows what would happen if the government had too much power and had a strong view of inequality and of child labor. My novel taught me a lot about inequality, as did my research. But I discovered a lot about my main point; child labor. Child labor affects everyone without them even knowing it. I'm sure you unknowingly bought something that helps people who do these things to people. America is full of stores with clothes made by children, but it's not just us...maybe the things happening in Africa, where most of the cases come from, I need a little light on them. In Africa, they use children to cut down large trees or in sweatshops...really, it's any job that could help them support their family. This is why most children do these things, they have to, to keep their families alive and prevent them from dying of diseases like AIDS/HIV (to get money for treatment) or simply dying from hunger. Most of the "big guys" in the government of large states (like America or Europe) want "free trade", that is to say that there will be fewer regulations to exchange goods. things. But it would also mean that small and/or poor places would be very negatively impacted and many workers would become unemployed, meaning people would be rushed to recruit more workers and who would they target? Children. That's why there are still a lot of people who oppose it, which is a good thing. It would be very unfortunate for children if more and more of them had to go do these things or get kidnapped and forced to do them. Children who are paid receive a very low salary compared to adults who work in industries, here is something to think about. Let's say you go to the store, a...... middle of paper ...... do these things. There are also people who try to put an end to it. My book really enlightened me on the subject of child labor and I am glad I read it and learned everything I did. I think this would be a great book for anyone and it's an important issue that anyone, even me and you, could help with. Works Cited Sites used for the essay: “African Child Trust; African Child Trust; Educate children, Empower widows, Enrich communities. David Stables, nd Web. November 26, 2013. “International Labor Organization.” International Labor Organization. UN, nd Web. November 25, 2013. .Shah, Anup. “Child labor”. - Global issues. Anup Shah, July 17, 2005. Web. November 26. 2013. .