What I find even more flabbergasting than human trafficking is the voluntary slavery to which people commit themselves, all the while totally convinced they are free :crazy:
Most of the "free" people I know work crazy hours all week long, and spend what little spare time they have recovering from the trauma of selling out (shopping, drugs, hookers, etc). All the while they are going essentially nowhere, trapped by the burden of finances and digging a deeper hole of debt for themselves.
*shakes head*
While we are on the subjects of deep holes & prostitutes, I think anyone who works a job they hate is a slvt on some level. You are giving up your most valuable commodity (time) to make someone else's dreams come true, at the expense of your own well-being and fulfillment - all for a quick buck. In these cases, you are no one to judge a prostitute, (although you'd probably be justified in your anger at the fact that she probably makes twice as much as you do with half the effort)
As far as the issue of child labor is concerned I say put them kids to work! I got my first job at 10, working insane hours while attending school full-time. Though I hated my life at the time and my grades often suffered, it helped make a man out of me and I was that much more prepared for the real world once I graduated.
Success comes from perpetual hustling. The sooner we learn this, the better!