Globalization is an issue that involves the whole world. It’s a problem that causes many people hard times. The issue of Child Hunger most definitely is a global problem it deals with a lot of different things like the economy, it has a big role in how everything is equally distributed a lot of places don’t have the resources to give every family a good job there for there is not enough money to take home. Not many people worry about it because they believe in other problems besides child hunger. Many believe that child hunger happens because the families cannot get jobs because they are lazy. But they do not realize that many of the jobs offered around the world are low wage jobs. Sweat shops for example are one of the biggest causes of poverty in third world countries. Third world countries allow exploitation; they say it is fine since the workers do not complain. But those workers do not complain because they need the money even if it is the smallest amount they need it to try and feed their children and themselves.. Third world countries are the ones who are for workers exploitation, but the companies that they work for are part of the United States. Some of the biggest corporations like “Nike” have most of their products done in sweat shops. Not only are the adults working but so are kids. They are trying to feed themselves so that they can maybe have a better health or even then have a little money to go to school. Within the United States most are exploited workers. Workers are asked to stay for overtime, yet they are not paid for those extra hours. Globalization has impacted immensely because since there is a lot of tourism and worker migrations because of the job increase with all of that there has been more diseases that have been spread all over the world. With more diseases out on the open, children who have bad health due to the lack of food they receive have a greater chance of getting sick and being in critical conditions
Technological innovations in the 21st Century have had a large impact on globalization. Starting with the work force, there is so much new technology that it has been replacing people. That causes for there not to be so many job opportunities for people. Technology such as robots can do the work way faster than a person can. At that point the company owners don’t think of the benefits the employers get out of working or the life they will have after losing their job, all they can think of is having a faster working speed and making a lot more money. Technology affects Globalization because it allows countries from all over the world to have a way or system of communication so that they can do business or even keep their own business going. Systems like the internet are something that is used all around the world and it keeps people connected. The internet also keeps the countries more in touch to continue doing business and to keep each other informed about what each country is doing. The problem is that even with all the new technology no one is really doing anything to fix child hunger. All the new technology should indicate who are the most in need and how they can find a solution that is actually efficient, but it just doesn’t happen.
The WTO, the IMF and the World Bank all have the same policies when it comes to trying to find a solution to Child Hunger. They all suggest increasing food aid, and a lot more technological fixes. That is where it turns back to technological innovations. According to World Hunger Notes “These measures only strengthen the corporate status quo controlling the world's food. For this reason, thus far, there has been little official leadership in the face of the crisis. Nor has there been any informed public debate about the real reasons the numbers of hungry people are growing, or what we can do about it. The future of our food—and fuel—systems are being decided de facto by unregulated global markets, financial speculators, and global monopolies.” With this it means that no one really knows if those top organizations are actually doing a good job at trying to fix the problem. The big issue involves almost half of the population since the problem is global. Even the riches countries have poverty that then leads to starving children.
According to The World Bank global food prices rose 83% over the last three years this means that all the food is still up there in the market but many of it has a higher cost. This leads to low income families not being able to buy it because they still have other costs to pay. There never ends up being enough food for those families and their children. This shouldn’t happen because food has been quantity has been rising up at least 2% each year over the last 20 years which means there is enough food to feel the entire globe. The only thing stopping people is the money. It all ties up into a cycle, low income jobs, poor families, leads to no food for them or their growing children. If those children do not get the food they deserve and most importantly need they can end up having other difficulties that can cause them to not succeed. Globalization comes along with technological innovations, and other organizations that tie up to poverty and Child Hunger. Child hunger is a very critical issue that needs to be solved and with every little help anyone can give a child or a family is always wanted.
Besides big corporations trying to find solutions to the issue, there are many other smaller organizations that work globally as well and try to help. One of the biggest organizations in the United States is called Feeding America. They give out many ideas of how to help out, donations are always wanted and so is help. Volunteers are always welcomed, that is who they want the most because in a lot of cases there is no money in funds to pay anyone who helps. Hunger Ends Here is also another organization that helps children who are hungry. They are also big with donations and trying to feed children around the world. They have set a goal for themselves and are very determined to finishing it. These are some of the solutions being presented that are bigger than just food pantry’s that are only for certain communities