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We made the first Christmas trees of the season last night!

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Dec 18

My child laborer and I went to the Christmas tree place and scored some disks and sprigs yesterday afternoon. We spent the early evening making some little Christmas trees. I'll probably head out there again tomorrow to score some...

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Buying brands made in unethical conditions such as child labor

Nnaemeka @mydanods (6513) • Nigeria 30 Jan 18

Does it make you uncomfortable to learn that a product you have a preference for like jeans and t-shirts was made with child labor or in unethical conditions? Would you continue to patronize the brand or ignore that truth? It's a...

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Child labor turns into a project turns into an experiment

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Sep 17

I was hoping to exploit my 8-year-old friend today, and get some child labor out of him, but we got involved in a project instead. While looking for some 60 grit sandpaper to put him to work on my outside table, I stumbled on...

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Child labor yields results yet again!

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 18 May 17

Actually, I did most of the work on this one, but my child laborer helped with some of the surfaces and convinced me to test the silent tweeters to see if the tweeters or capacitors were at fault. It turns out it was the...

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Child labor works!

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Apr 17

I have my child laborer working on another project with me. Actually it was he who discovered this one near the dumpster and suggested we restore it. It's a dresser, probably veneered in "Philippine Rosewood," an inexpensive but...

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My child laborer has returned from Europe!

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 29 Aug 16

My young neighbor friend has returned from six weeks visiting Grandparents and other family members in Europe. You will recall that this is the child that I used to exploit by having him brush my horse and help me clean up her...

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The Horse is arrested yet again.

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 13 Jun 16

I should have known I was pressing my luck when I saw a tiny corn plant growing among the tomatoes at Kaiser on Saturday (my evil doing) and planted another. Last night I received a surprise visit from my young neighbor friend,...

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Do children should be allowed to earn while learn?

Dharmesh Goyal @DharmeshG (14) • Indore, India 23 Apr 16

Our education systems are designed in such a way that children learn to get good grades and whats there in subject only. They don't get idea how the real world is. one cannot learn until one gets his hand dirty. If the children...

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What was I thinking?

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 29 Nov 15

If you've seen my previous post, you'll know it was a writing experiment which didn't turn out quite as planned. Most of the comments it received either missed the point entirely or were cries of confusion. Only two or three...

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Isn't Acting a Child Labor?

Archie0 @Archie0 (5654) 28 Jan 13

Do you think acting is not a child labor? Now days there are so many kids, who are seen on TV acting and in a way being a income source to the family. It is been fed in their minds that it is a good thing. Some children might like...

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Satyanarayan Pooja in my building

Nitin Nair @nitinnair89 (2899) • India 26 Jan 13

Hi :) First of all, let me wish India and all Indians, a happy Republic Day. Today there was a pooja held in our society and everyone was invited. I, being not interested in those told mom that i will attend it later....

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Child labour and domestic servant

roshigo58 @roshigo58 (4856) • Pune, India 22 Aug 12

We see around us always there are so many small kids, women doing work of collecting waste and working as a domestic servant on very less income.Do you think there should be a strong legislation to protect the rights of waste...

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Children and Chores

Winona Morris @nonersays (3344) • United States 2 May 12

My husband shared an article with me in which one state is trying to make it ILLEGAL for children who live on a farm to do farm related chores. They say it falls under child labor. (Sorry, I don't really remember the important...

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Delicious forced child labor.

knoodleknight18 @knoodleknight18 (917) • United States 22 Jan 12

So cocoa is being produced by child slaves in Africa for the worlds chocolate supply. Who hasn't been savoring the decadenve produced by their sweat? Yay for world economies and exporting jobs. I mean discuss...

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Do you know where your children are?

marie2052 @marie2052 (3691) • United States 15 Jan 12

How often do we hear that on the news after teens have done something dramatic and horrible? Look at these children that are not given time to be bored and play a prank. I pray God gives them extra love for what they have to do...

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Child Labor

Angel @Angelee_27 (3460) • United States 30 Sep 11

I have heard many people ask "What is wrong with child labor?", and I have heard people say "Child labor is horrible and should be illegal everywhere". I live in the United States. We do not have child labor here. We have child...

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Child Labor on Garbage Sites

staria @staria (2780) • Philippines 8 Mar 11

We were able to watch a documentary. It's all about those families who live in the garbage site in the Philippines. I pity the kids who live there considering that they have no decent house. The parents just get...

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Is India the Middle Man?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Aug 10

Or the consumer? http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/india.htm [i] In cross border trafficking, India is a sending, receiving and transit nation. Receiving children from Bangladesh and Nepal and sending women and children to...

Child Labor in India

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Aug 10

Holy Cow! 44 MILLION child laborers in India according to a recent census bureau report http://homeport.tcs.tulane.edu/~rouxbee/kids99/india9.html All kidding aside, what is happening to these kids is reprehensible. Back to...

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how do we stop child labor?

churchill1980 @churchill1980 (764) • Philippines 15 Aug 10

it was a long weekend for me. as i am employed in the department of labor and employment, one of our advocacy is to eliminate child labor. we went in maragusan, a small town here in mindanao. we enjoyed our almost 4 hours travel...

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