Category Archives: Carpets & Rugs
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
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
Am I a fanatic? Do I want to be a fanatic? According to dictionary.com fanatic suggests excessive devotion to a cause or belief. Therefore, I must be a fanatic about ending human trafficking and modern day slavery. To that end, I guess I’m okay being called a fanatic. I do try to live my life intentionally. I try to make decisions based on knowledge that I have and take action which is for the good of people. Of course many … Continue reading
