Is child labor morally right or wrong?
Think about it, in the USA, teens at the age of 16 are able to go out and get jobs. But nowadays, most jobs are become age-restricted to 18 years, and need to have a degree of some sort or higher. Is it morally wrong to turn down a citizen a job because they don't have the "education" even though they may do the job twice as better, or may work twice as hard as the person with the degree?
^ That was an example of the US, but in other countries, children as young as 6 years old are out making money for their family. It may be close to nothing, but think about it: once they grow older, they have the skills needed to be able to work more and longer since they are used to it, making work for them nothing. Say if someone grew up in a third world country as a young boy, then when he was hold enough to move on his own, he moves to the US or UK, goes to a University, (assuming he gets at least a 2 year degree) then finds a job. With his work history, he could become a millionaire in no time flat.
I am neither for or against it, I just have this thought in my head, and I also have to do a research topic in my Ethics class on Pro-Child Labor (just for school, we don't really have to be PRO for it)
What do you guys think?
Think about it, in the USA, teens at the age of 16 are able to go out and get jobs. But nowadays, most jobs are become age-restricted to 18 years, and need to have a degree of some sort or higher. Is it morally wrong to turn down a citizen a job because they don't have the "education" even though they may do the job twice as better, or may work twice as hard as the person with the degree?
^ That was an example of the US, but in other countries, children as young as 6 years old are out making money for their family. It may be close to nothing, but think about it: once they grow older, they have the skills needed to be able to work more and longer since they are used to it, making work for them nothing. Say if someone grew up in a third world country as a young boy, then when he was hold enough to move on his own, he moves to the US or UK, goes to a University, (assuming he gets at least a 2 year degree) then finds a job. With his work history, he could become a millionaire in no time flat.
I am neither for or against it, I just have this thought in my head, and I also have to do a research topic in my Ethics class on Pro-Child Labor (just for school, we don't really have to be PRO for it)
What do you guys think?
