Collects twelve essays that provide information about child labor and sweatshops, discussing their harm to children, legislation, laws, the influence of free trade agreements and globalization, government boycotts of sweatshop products, and other related topics.

Child labor harms children / Foundation Intervida -- Child labor causes more harm to girls than boys / International Labour Office -- Legislation helps prevent child labor / Tom Harkin -- Legislation does not prevent child labor / Christian Parenti -- Child labor laws should be more strictly enforced / Sally Greenberg -- Child labor laws should be repealed / Jeffrey Tucker -- Child agriculture workers need stronger labor laws / Benjamin Hess -- Free trade agreements and a global economy increase sweatshops / Global Exchange -- Free trade agreements and globalization benefit workers / Daniel Griswold -- Governments should not boycott sweatshop products / Cheryl Grey -- Unions promote anti-sweatshop movement to further their own agenda / Thomas J. DiLorenzo -- Sweatshop inspections are important / T.A. Frank.