Corporations have used child labor for a long time. There have been widespread protests about it, however, children are still employed around the world. The biggest corporations around the world, including Nestle, and H&M, have used and are still using children. It would be very difficult for governments to act on this problem as the most powerful companies in their countries employ children.
Child labor is very profitable for corporations as they pay little to no salary to the children. They make massive profits without the cost of labor, which is a drastic cost in doing business. Children are mostly used in developing countries that don’t have enough regulations to monitor child labor. In Turkey, there are a great number of children working who are taken away from school by their parents. The same can be said for developing countries where children are forced to work at an early age to provide for their families. Without the cooperation of local governments, it would be very difficult to monitor and prevent child labor.
Imposing sanctions on these corporations and businesses would be very difficult, as without cooperation, it would be impossible to detect these practices. It would also be unreasonable to expect the local government to cooperate as many of their people make a living out of these jobs. If governments impose sanctions, it would hurt the businesses of their own countries, which would not be a popular decision. Also, it should be considered that many children work alongside their parents in small businesses and farms.
Throughout history, we have seen that sanctions have not worked in the ways that we intended them to. There have always been ways to get past the rules and sideline the sanctions. Regarding child labor, it would be very easy to work around these sanctions. It is very challenging to detect the companies that use children. This could cause inequality, as companies that could hide these practices wouldn’t be punished.
In conclusion, I believe that sanctions on these businesses would be tough to administer. Most companies have overseas companies in countries that are friendly to child labor. It would also be very difficult to detect these companies. In countries that are against child labor, it would be simpler to fight it. However, most child labor activity is in developing countries that are friendly to it. These sanctions would bring together many problems. I believe that companies can’t be sanctioned regarding child labor. I believe that local governments have the last say regarding child labor in their countries.