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| Apr 6, 2018 at 8:43 | history | edited | Philipp♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 8, 2015 at 20:55 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | @Bregalad Depending on which country you are currently talking about (certainly not China anymore, because child labour isn't very common there), various circumstances could mean that no, there is not much the government could do about it. | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 20:46 | comment | added | Bregalad | @Philipp Err... kids in western democracies do not work in factories and do not starve as far I know. Also if there is really no other choice than making them work they could at least, as a socialist country, make them work in good conditions (i.e. few hours of work per day, good salaries) | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 20:31 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | @Bregalad It might sound cynical, but when we wouldn't buy their products, those exploited children would be unemployed and would be off even worse. Child labor might be cruel, but currently it's the only thing which prevents these children from starving. Export brings money into these countries which might get them a better future. | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 20:21 | comment | added | Philipp♦ | @nelruk When it comes to Saudi-Arabia, it's more geopolitical interests. It's the only state in the region which has both the resources and the will to keep factions like ISIS or Al-Quaeda in check. Like with their recent military actions in Yemen, for example. | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 15:57 | comment | added | Bregalad | Yeah so in other words our comfortable lives are possible only because children are being exploited somewhere else. I already knew that but still this is really depressing I | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 15:54 | comment | added | nelruk | Take example of Saudi Arabia. Until now, this country is well known for violate human rights but the importance of their natural resources make him a valuable ally. Of course, this could change at any time. Politics is always changing. | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 15:42 | comment | added | Bregalad | Exactly what I was expecting. Although I am fairly confident the collapse you're talking about will happen in less than 15 years because of China's internal problem, but politicians are failing to see that coming. | |
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| Sep 8, 2015 at 11:31 | history | edited | Philipp♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 8, 2015 at 11:25 | history | answered | Philipp♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
