Category: Child Labour

I wonder how many of us really know what goes into making Samsungs new slimmer tablet or Apples newest iPhone? The answer is the mining of rare earth minerals without which none of these devices can work. The unsettling truth about how these minerals are mined is probably not what you want to hear, but…

Every character in the story develops its individual features and has a fixed place within the narrative. Expectedly, all of them embody human qualities. Often, the qualities represented by the characters are contradictory. The leading character of Ebenezer Scrooge is mainly compared to the character of Tiny Tim based on their exclamations Bah! Humbug! and…

Introduction Recently, there has been growing interest in globalization and its influence towards child labour. Child labour has increased in the last decades due to globalization (Gunter & van der Hoeven, 2004) and more and more interest arises for the impact that globalization has on it. A lot of studies and researchers have investigated the…

In many of the developing countries, economic conditions are bad and multinational corporations are known to hire underage children to work under harsh conditions for very low wages. These firms were charged with the unjust exploitation of workers and were accused of having a basic understanding of the global economy. It is important to respect…

The role of sustainability within the fashion industry Seo Won (Issy) Choi Clothing has surpassed its original purpose of simple protection or cover-up; it is now a major means of self-expression and the practice of individuality (Carter, 2017). Today, fast fashion is at the heart of the fashion industry, where mass-market producers manufacture mainstream clothing…

I like any beginner to makeup know the struggles that come with the precisions of that cat eye, getting that perfect gradient of eyeshadow or even putting the basic mascara on without getting it in my eye. 2019, however, offers a new and simpler trend. The dab-on dewy, glowing makeup look or as some might…

When most consumers buying a new electric product or vehicle, they often do not reflect on where the parts and products come from or how they have been manufactured. They are probably not aware of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) working in mines risking their lives to find cobalt for companies…

1.Identifying the ethical Problem The problem here is that Vietnam has hired young children to manufacture Nike merchandise, which is an ethical predicament for Nike because they dont tolerate any type of child labour. 2. Examining the facts (Do info) In this stage we get to determine the type as well as the extents of…

Essay on Why Child Labour Should Be Banned Think back to life in primary school. Running around the school oval with your friends, chanting rhymes and skipping or maybe you were reading a book with a large tree shading the harsh sun from you. What you were not doing was standing in a sweatshop for…

Essay on H&M Child Labour Hennes & Mauritz AB is a multinational company of Sweden who are involved in the clothing-retailing industry and well-known worldwide for manufacturing fast-fashion clothing for the people of all ages. They are operating in the different markets worldwide which call for the need of establishing factories in different parts of…