Child slavery must be among the more abhorrent consequences of poverty. Each of us in our own way and with our particular talents and treasure are participants in this global economy.
It’s not easy as Tim Costello points out in his article, http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/what-can-we-do-about-child-slavery-20120928-26qpa.html
It’s one reason I’m committed to the Millennium Development Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/bkgd.shtml and urging the Australian Government to continue moving towards giving 0.7% of its GDP to aid and development. See, Micah Challenge, http://www.micahchallenge.org.au/