Harkin Bill

In 1992 Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the "Child Labor Deterrence Act." In 2007 Harkin introduced an amendment to the Tariff Act of 1930 (S. 1157) to stop the importation into the U.S. of products produced with slave labor and child labor. While Harkin advocates for international workers' rights; laborers in Bangladesh claim the Harkin's bills are insufficient and will add to the level of poverty already experienced. Child laborers are moving from jobs in the garment industry to more exploitive and hazardous jobs such as street hustling (see links under 'additional resources'). Is Harkin acting within his political self-interest to retain support from labor organizations, or are these bills true attempts aimed at the reduction of child labor? Is there a better way to promote laws that reduce child labor?