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Growing up in Kuwait, a country that has never had issues concerning child labor, I did not really pay attention to how serious child labor was. I did not pay attention to how common it was throughout the world, especially in developing countries. Having one of your closest friends explain to you that they know children who are about four to eight years old who work in factories is not an easy encounter, especially when you have never heard of such a problem.  The first time I heard of Child Labor, it was heart breaking and I wondered how children are able to work such arduous jobs just so that they can support their families. Free the Children is an organization which was started by Craig Kielburger to help end child labor. Craig was only twelve when he read an article in the newspaper about a twelve year old boy who was murdered after working at a carpet factory for ten years in order to help pay his family’s debts. Craig saw what was happening half way across the world and decided that it was not okay to ignore such an act of violence towards young innocent children. Craig then decided to start an organization called Free the Children which helps free children around the world from harsh working conditions. Why is the child’s family allowing the young boy or girl to work in order to pay for their debts? Are there other alternatives? Voiceless Children is a blog which will tackle those important questions.Voiceless Children is a blog that will include stories and will hopefully start discussions about Child Labor focusing in on India. Although Child Labor is a widespread issue, it is better to focus on one country and then consider and discuss if child labor is still present in most developing countries such as China and Indonesia.