Child labour can only be acceptable under two conditions: it is not exploitative of the child, and it is not a hazardous work environment. A 14 year old Guatemalan child assembling car bodies clearly violates both those conditions.
One horrible situation existing doesn't mean additional ones should be allowed to propagate, especially those that are just for the whims of corporations trying to squeeze pennies.
Possibly. I don't know about Guatemalans specifically, but in my experience, foreigner households are either way worse than the typical American household, or way better, with not a lot of in-between.
This article doesn't go too much into the subject. I don't know what sort of hours these kids were working, the risks they were in, where their wages were going, what their home life was like, or how they got into the country. However, at this point in our cultural decline, I'm not willing to act on impulse either way. A 14-year old working in a factory would have been a bad sign for a white family in 1982, in what was still nominally a white American nation, but this is a Guatemalan family in the American Economic Zone in 2022. It's still probably not a good sign for anyone involved, but these days, it's worth knowing more.
What about condition #3: if engaging in the labor measurably improves the life of the child?
99% of child labor until the middle of the last century wasn't about corporations trying to make a quick buck. It was about those kids being able to eat, because existence is harsh and unforgiving.
Child labour can only be acceptable under two conditions: it is not exploitative of the child, and it is not a hazardous work environment. A 14 year old Guatemalan child assembling car bodies clearly violates both those conditions.
Yes because their normal home environment is superior...?
One horrible situation existing doesn't mean additional ones should be allowed to propagate, especially those that are just for the whims of corporations trying to squeeze pennies.
Possibly. I don't know about Guatemalans specifically, but in my experience, foreigner households are either way worse than the typical American household, or way better, with not a lot of in-between.
This article doesn't go too much into the subject. I don't know what sort of hours these kids were working, the risks they were in, where their wages were going, what their home life was like, or how they got into the country. However, at this point in our cultural decline, I'm not willing to act on impulse either way. A 14-year old working in a factory would have been a bad sign for a white family in 1982, in what was still nominally a white American nation, but this is a Guatemalan family in the American Economic Zone in 2022. It's still probably not a good sign for anyone involved, but these days, it's worth knowing more.
What about condition #3: if engaging in the labor measurably improves the life of the child?
99% of child labor until the middle of the last century wasn't about corporations trying to make a quick buck. It was about those kids being able to eat, because existence is harsh and unforgiving.