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The Other Point of View
Although looked upon by most as a global problem, there are some who don't think that child labor should be stopped. One reason for this is because of how many jobs child laborers do. Because there are so many child laborers, over 250 million, it stands to reason that we could have many unfilled jobs if child labor was stopped. This could place us in a spot where we wouldn't be able to keep up with the needs of those industries, and manufacturing and agriculture could possibly lose some of their success and not be able to produce enough products to meet the demand from the people ("What Do Child Laborers Do?").
Another factor in the decision of some people to not support the fight against child labor is the global trade issues that could be caused due to it. For example, in order to end child labor we must refuse to buy products from businesses using products made by child laborers. However, this is easier said than done. A plethora of imported products are made without abiding to world recognized labor laws, including mainly products from Central and South America, Asia, and Africa. Products that could have been made or harvested through the exploitation of children include coffee, flowers, bananas, shrimp, vanilla, cashews, rugs, clothing, and furniture. If we officially boycott these products we may find ourselves in a shortage of home goods. If we try an alternative method of spending more time and money on regulating child labor by placing strict laws on merchants, we may eventually stop child labor by cracking down on offending businesses. However, these laws would have to be so strict to do any good that they would also cause a drop in the profit generated by commerce. These issues are preventing some people from joining the fight against child labor (University of Iowa Labor Center).