Present Day Child Labor

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This is a picture of a little 5 year old girl working in a brick factory. She earns only $2.77 per day, which isn't a lot in today's world. This picture really stood out to me, because this little girl is only 5 years old, and she is working and going through harder times than many people in America. The main thing that popped out to me though, was how she does not even have shoes. She is working in this environment with rocks and dirt, and she has no shoes. You can tell by her face that doing this everyday is tiring, but it's the only way she can help provide some even if a little money to her family. The little girl deserves more money than she is getting, because that is hard labor. People usually complain about; a hard boss, hating how they need to mop the floors, or just think working is stupid. Well, if she was in their shoes, she wouldn't complain. Getting a minimum of $8.00 an hour just doing those chores would be a miracle. In today's world we take many things for granted.