I'm Lucky

I have never been exposed to poverty.

I grew up in a comfortable home, went to school, graduated, had nice clothes, and had a family who was always around. I was and still am lucky and blessed.
After reading these stories, I realize that not everyone gets the "plush" lifestyle that I have grown accustomed to living. Children and women are being taken from their homes and country to participate in the illegal practice of trafficking. Women are forced to do sexual favors for money and children are put to work.

This idea is so foreign to me, I do not understand how a man feels like he has the power to do this.

I have thought of solutions to this illegal practice but have decided that even with laws against trafficking, the governments of the countries that this is happening have to enforce them. This is the hard part. Some underdeveloped countries believe that trafficking is the only way they will be able to pay off their debts. This is the only opportunity that men have to make money.

FALSE.

There are always other ways to make money and to better your life.
Some governments think that child labor is essential to their structure of economy. If the children are not working they can fall into worst practices, such as prostitution or crime. Instead they suggest organizations sponsor free meals at schools, so the children are bribed to go. This could keep them off the streets and out of the factories.

My question is:
How can governments enforce child labor laws and still have a functioning economy, if the majority of their workforce are children?