We have seen this issue come to a climax last year in Seattle when demonstrators defended their stand on fighting these institutions. They believe that these establishments promote and facilitate corporate power and that elected governments are being overshadowed in the political arena by global economic institutions and their efforts to direct and expand economic growth. They claim that this promotion ignores the social welfare of individuals and destroys cultures in developing countries all to obtain a profit. The problem of labor issues is definitely a difficult matter, especially concerning the rights of children. There is no immediate solution to the problem.
Demonstrators can protest and take corporations to court, but the problem is much deeper.
This is a global issue and there isn t a simple plan to cover all of aspects of it. Many have also proposed an aggressive plan to quickly end the problem through sanctions on countries that don t eliminate their violations. Others called for a plan to reform conditions gradually and eventually eliminate them. The second plan seems like a more reasonable choice in derailing the problem. A major determinant in child labor is poverty.