Wow..look at the finger pointing in this board. We start a thread about a news report on CNN and at the end of the day we are after each others life. I am not running a 'favor-me' campaign here so it doesnt bother me if you dont agree with what I said. But at least make it a point to read the post and think what it is saying. I have no idea how you got the idea that i was favoring child labor (and stop calling them slaves! Just coz freakin CNN calls them that doesnt mean they are slaves, they are workers, under age workers..even if it is not by choice). And whoever had the courtesy to find me definition of slaves, thanks but no thanks. After seeing the definition, I would assume you would stop thinking that these girls are slaves because they are not sold for life, and if their parents want to take the kids home, no one is going to stop. Yes, it is bad to exploit these children...but the englightened folks out here who is so good at bad mouthing other posters, why dont you post alternatives and solutions instead??? Its frustrating that we complain about how western media shows only one side of the story and give Nepal a bad image. But almost everyone here do the exact same thing. You dont think about the other side of the story. And if you dont have good public system and infrastructure to lift the standards of these people, this will go on. You harp how its all black issue, throw out nasty words at other posters, request the FBI to solve the problems of Nepal, ask the sajha admin to change my name/kick me out..watever! You are just distracting yourself from the real issue of child labor in Nepal and indulging in showing off your cat fighting skills.