for by a small export tax on the carpet. In 1999, the United States was instrumental in the passing of a treaty at the International Labour Organizations convention in Geneva that sought to bring a worldwide end to this problem. The treaty was then sent to Congress where it was passed and then signed by the president. Although some of these plans might be affective, it must be made certain that they are not counter-productive. An article in the London Observer reported that in a response to American pressures, thousands of children in Bangladesh were let go and left to the streets. The West, particularly the Americans, are overzealous. In trying to protect the children from hardship, they are making them undergo even worse hardship, Bangladeshs Finance Minister Saifur Rahman stated. Although there have been major strides of progress in the area of child labour in the last decade, the problem is far from solved. An effort must be made to inform consumers and regulate companies so that a finger can be pointed at those companies who continue to take advantage of the children in these developing nations.Another type of child labour is the family unit. This is where the whole family works in order to provide food and shelter. This is the common type in Egypt. In most cases the family cannot afford to pay for the childs education so instead of playing football all day, he goes to work. When they work they arent abused or maltreated, they are well treated and well paid. This does not harm anyone and brings extra income into the family. In a country with 51% literacy, the uneducated children are should be expected to work. We do not have any sweat shops or big factory operations in Egypt unlike Bangladesh or Pakistan. So you cannot classify Egypt and Bangladesh in the same category when it comes to child labour. Family working units are a good thing will continue to exist. But these family working units arent suitable to modern products. They a...
