Despite the fact that child labour has been declared illegal in most countries, there are still places in which it is still being practiced. One such place is the clothing industry. However, that raises the questions: Should the import of clothes from countries where child labour is not effectively banned be allowed in Romania?

On the one hand, Romania does not support child labour. Children in Romania are not allowed to work until they are sixteen or older, and allowing the import of clothes from countries of no such laws could be seen as Romania supporting them. Romania is, after all, paying them and effectively supporting their industry, especially considering that children working in this industry is extremely common.

On the other hand, Romania isn’t breaking the law itself. While importing the clothes from countries in which child labour is accepted is not ideal, it is not illegal to do so. Romania itself is not breaking any laws, it just buys materials from countries who do so. Furthermore, banning import from said countries will not change what happens there. Unless every other country decides to cut ties with those places, just Romania doing so is not going to change anything.

In conclusion, this is, ultimately, a question of ethics: while banning the import of clothes from countries in which child labour is still practiced will make a statement regarding Romania’s stance on such matters, it won’t change anything that does happen in said countries.