> The sad thing about these situations is that for the people working for pennies a day, it's better than nothing.

You're assuming they are paid to begin with, there is plenty of child-slavery in Africa. Some of these kids are sold by relatives. They aren't paid at all since the relative has already been paid.

Even in america child labor was typically unpaid. Your parents made you work in the fields and in return they fed you and raised you. I would imagine these scenarios are similar.

nah... they will be better off without the so called pennies.