Category Archives: Child Labor
Did you know that the beautiful handmade wool rugs that you admire could be tarnished with child labor and slavery? Child labor in the handmade rug industry has been rampant for years. Over 250,000 children work in obscurity creating handmade wool rugs, sitting 18 hours a day at a carpet loom. Many in the western hemisphere justify child labor as increased wages for poor families; however, child labor does not solve the poverty issue for families. It actually creates a … Continue reading
Original post by Lindsay Sullivan of SET Boutique on July 13, 2011 Image: scottchan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I am a huge fan of cotton. I always have been. It reminds me of clean, crisp laundry on a breezy summer day. Unfortunately the reality is that cotton harvesting can be quite detrimental to the environment and to human rights. The use of pesticides is toxic for the soil, ground water, and the people who inhale it. Organic cotton eliminates pesticides, but cotton … Continue reading
Students at Broad Meadows Middle School in Quincy, Massachusetts take a 24 hour technology fast to reflect on how to help end child labor in the carpet industry. Krista, an eighth grader at Broad Meadows and a member of Operation Day’s Work has spearheaded the project to help her fellow students reflect on the needs of children living in less fortunate circumstances. As Krista puts it “Technology is a luxury many of us enjoy every day. Our peers in poor, … Continue reading
Fair trade gifts for the sports enthusiast should include fair trade sports balls. Fair trade sports balls are available from Fair Trade Sports. Fair Trade Sports has footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, rugby balls, and other sports gear and apparel. Why are fair trade sports balls important? Many sports balls are made by child labor in third world countries. While hand stitching the sports balls, these children miss out on opportunities to go to school and enjoy childhood, with little or … Continue reading
