Child labor Quote by Grace Abbott

I have been very strongly advocating that poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labour. It perpetuates poverty. If children…

— Kailash Satyarthi

Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems.

— Kailash Satyarthi

Poverty is a trap: it should be eradicated. It's no real answer just lifting a few children from families stuck on low wages into…

— Dawn Foster

Child poverty in the United States declined after the work requirement was put in there. People realized that they had to work and people…

— Thomas Sowell

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States is sliding backwards. We can do better. We must…

— Marian Wright Edelman

Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.

— Jeff Bridges

Child labour is a global problem that needs a response from all sides. This means measures to help reduce poverty, improve education, enforce laws,…

— Guy Ryder

With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Look, we'll have to confront the pathologies of poverty at some point. We can deal with them cheaply at the front end, in infancy.…

— Nicholas D. Kristof

Child labour is an issue of grave importance. It must become a top priority for all governments of the world. How can the world…

— Craig Kielburger

We have to tackle child poverty by getting to people when they are young, through education, giving them hope and making sure they have…

— Heidi Allen

The best way to end poverty is to simply give people work, which isn't considered 'sexy' among donors who want to fund a preschool…

— Leila Janah