Everyone loves a bargain, but not everyone thinks about how so
many cheap goods are made by children enslaved in sweat shops.
World Vision Canada is calling on Canadian consumers to use
their purchasing power to help kids stuck in "3D" jobs — those
that are dirty, dangerous, and degrading. "Too often we're
thinking of saving a few cents and not the plight of children
toiling in factories, farms, mines, and sweatshops a world
away," says Caroline Riseboro, World Vision's vice president of
public affairs. More than 115 million children are doing
hazardous work around the globe, according to the Christian
relief, development, and advocacy organization. Many kids
exposed to pesticides, chemicals, and carcinogens while others
are forced to operate dangerous equipment or do heavy lifting,
working 12-plus hour days; seven days a week. Kids are forced to
work in a range of industries, such as agriculture, fishing,
manufacturing, domestic labour, and mining. "Unfortunately,
issues facing children living in poverty are