Child labor: 60 hours of work per week

In a society where we complain about working 35 hours (well, we don't really complain, but it's an image), imagine for a moment we were Bangladeshi children. First, we'd be unlucky, that's a definite fact (yes, I like to make quick conclusions).

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So, in Europe, the average work week is about 48 hours for adults, and in Bangladesh, it's 64 hours for children.... CHILDREN.

For a salary of $2 per day. 32% of children aged 10 to 14 drop out of school to work full-time in clothing factories... Well, we're not going to talk about things we already know, but it's still absolutely heartbreaking.

While it's true we're not in Bangladesh, our children are/will be schooled, yet sometimes we might buy a fast fashion product, "made in Bangladesh," and what if my t-shirt was made by that little girl in that Dhaka slum? It's hard to imagine, I admit. We've already talked about the Rana Plaza tragedy, but despite everything, children continue to be exploited. Why?

These are questions I ask myself without answers, obviously.

If you want to go further, this article is based on the publication of a British study