Demi Moore And Ashton Against Haiti Child Labour

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oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 14:03

Haiti disaster is not over. The disaster now is that of unethical practice. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have come to the rescue of victims. They have unveiled a new campaign against child slavery in earthquake-ravaged Haiti to ban the unethical practice.

The Hollywood couple are at Haiti to voice their concerns over the country's ''restavec'' system, in which child labour is being encouraged by family as a means of supporting themselves.

The pair has claimed that the slavery prevents youngsters from education and experiencing their childhood.

The stars also understand that this practice is a result of poverty and thus Demi & Ashton foundation have decided to sponsor a pledge to encourage members at a United Nations meeting on Wednesday to donate to Haiti and call for the restavec system to be banned altogether.

"Let's support the Haitian people, but let's support them the right way, and let's support all of them; don't forget about the 300,000 children that are enslaved. It's going to take a lot of loud voices," says Ashton Kutcher.

Moore added: "It's about creating the awareness that draws the line of what's acceptable and unacceptable. Any human being enslaved is unacceptable. As long as one is enslaved, then we are all enslaved. It's an atrocity to stand by and let this happen."