To Controversy: Child Labor Laws Child labor laws need to be enforced more because governments pay little attention to those who abuse laws; therefore, children are abused physically by long working hours and economically by low wages. Farmers and many businesses in third world countries are accused of profiting greatly from these laws. This topic is considered one of the most controversial topics in labor politics. Child labor is a major problem in countries like Africa, Argentina and Bangladesh. For example, in Africa, some children do the work of an adult for as little as a dollar a day. On the other hand, in the United States, some studies show that child labor is a more serious problem in the United States than in some third world countries (Barta and others). Many farmers face a huge problem; the government is trying to prevent children from working long hours on family farms. A survey every four years finds that there is less child labor in countries like India and Morocco than in the United States (Barta and others). Some overseas companies have strict policies against child labor; for example, a toy factory in China will not accept children to work because it believes that children should not be forced to do hard labor for any amount of money. In contrast, in some regions child labor is a huge problem, such as in Africa and parts of Asia. For example, in Bangladesh, several workers under the age of 18 worked at Rana Plaza and a 15-year-old worker died in a factory accident in May, according to Kate O'Keeffe of the Wall Street Journal. O' Keeffe also writes: "There are fears that child labor could mean worse rather than better, especially if Western economies rebound more strongly." » middle of paper ...... this time goes without saying, the cost of labor rose with the prices of everything else and child labor was significantly cheap (3-4). Children were sent to the fields twelve to thirteen hours a day to pick fruit, cotton and tobacco. Some children delivered the newspaper by bicycle, which is still a common job, only children of the time did it for hours, tirelessly. Although the Industrial Revolution took place almost 200 years ago (1820-1870), its influence on America is significant; imagine if children would have stayed in school during this time rather than going out and working long hours in the fields or in factories. Do you think that if children were never exposed to harsh work environments, child labor would be a problem today? Many believe our ancestors are to blame and others say children have been working since the days of the Egyptians..