“Sandy could not see his hands in the darkness of his house (a shack made of palm bark and zinc). He is from the Dominican Republic. However, he could not see his hands: he could feel the burning sensation from the scars on his left thumb. He worked on a farm cutting garlic plants. (Child labor) He could not have breakfast and also had nothing to eat. He didn't have work boots so he was forced to walk barefoot. It is not credible that child slaves today are sold for less than they were in the 1900s. The owners of child slaves do not sell them at public auctions because it is illegal. However, child slaves continue to be owned due to indentures, poverty, and fraud. Child slaves are trapped, controlled, and dehumanized just as in the stories of history. Child labor slavery in agriculture can be ended if the government gets involved, if people boycott products produced by child labor, and if an education system is established where children work. Definition Child labor Slavery in agriculture is work that harms children and/or prevents them from attending school, says the International Labor Organization. However, child labor is full-time work at a young age, work that hinders physical and social status, and work that involves too much responsibility for a child. Statistics Globally, 61% of child laborers work in the agricultural sector. Child labor slaves in agriculture range from five to seventeen years old. Child labor in agriculture is dangerous for minors. Approximately 59% of children work in these dangerous situations. According to the International Labor Organization, 61% of children are agricultural slaves in Asia, 32% in Africa and 7% in Latin America. While, people would say that the United States is a land of freedom, even children...... middle of paper ...... look observers: Working children keep America's poor families afloat Latin America, but at a long-term cost to the region." Latin Commerce 14 (January 2006):20. Opposing points of view in context. Network. 20 February 2014. "Agriculture with child labor". International Labor Organization. Np, Nd web. February 24, 2014. /.“Take Action: Ending Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture.” Humans look good. NP, network. 2014. www.hrw.org/.“Child labor in agriculture”. Food, agriculture and decent work ILO and FAO work together: Np, nd web.2014. www.fao-ilo.org/“child labor”. Excerpt from The State of the World's Children 1997, New York: Oxford University for UNICEF, 1997 “campaign against cotton crimes”. The fight against slavery today for freedom tomorrow. NP and web. 26 February 2014 www.antislavery.org/“stories of child labor”. International Labor Office Np, nd web. February 26, 2014, www.ilo.org/>