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[eppie]

I think you and eppie are naive. I've traveled all over the world, and to many jungles and primitive areas where I have no feeling of immorality when I shell out dollars for the crafted pieces of art that they specifically make to sell to outsiders like me. With that money they will be able to go buy stuff like medicine and tools that will enable their whole community to live a better life style. Maybe some of the pieces I own were made by children, but in these places the work is handed out as soon as one is able to walk. There are certainly places where people are abused by corporations for money, but often the families who benefit from the income are grateful for the work. I believe you are trying to "westernize" their world view.

The US does take action against this practice, such as the Child Labor Deterrence Act of 1993. And, has amended the laws at least five times in the last decade.

Kandrathe, you are talking about completely different things here.
Zenda is not talking about children doing handicrafts for tourist. So when you reply to this point you indeed do make zenda and me look naive. However I think it is better not to use this tactic here.
Somehow suggesting that we don't know how these economic issues work is not very fair, and doesn't help the discussion.