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But you have to ignore them. When I look at my lifestyle and its resource consumption it simply is not possible to bring the whole world population to that level. I am aware of that but I still drive my car, fly on vacations and consume a lot of other stuff. I also buy shirts at Walmart although I know that they were probably produced by 12 year old in a sweatshop in Bangladesh.

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The 12 year old in a sweatshop in Bangladesh might be supporting a family and may otherwise have to resort to a lower income, starvation, or death without the opportunity Walmart offers.

That's no excuse to make them work in the conditions they have to work. We should be willing to pay more. I know that I am a hypocrite.

That's the thing though. It is extremely unlikely that they are being "MADE" to work. Slavery is essentially outlawed. If you don't provide these people with better, higher paying alternative jobs, then there will be NO JOBS if you ban these.

How about rich countries would accept paying a little more for their stuff?

Why not give to charity? That's what I do.

Paying for a more product produced by more expensive labor makes more sense to me.

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