917122, 1345 ‘The Benes of Werld Hunger | Unites Nations UN Chronicle (/en/chronicle) The Benefits of World Hunger sometimes tkabout hunger nthe words Ree a cage that flotusyanttosteabolshed. veningtasconparstewththepiawe | ABOut the author rds, that nave ew rovers us rn coming to gia vth what, uses nd sstanshuger Hungerhas ges postveveuetoranyeees. George Kent Indeed tis frdaretal othe waking fhe words conn. Hungry rere cee nen padusne pele ceculy hen eaeea tor George Kent is aprofessorin the Department of Poltical Science at the University af Hawaii. He works on human rights, international lations, mana ow peace, development ané environmental’sues, with a special focus on ‘We n developed counties sometimes see poo: people bythe roadside nutrtion and ehilren, He has written several books, he latest is holding up signs saying "Wil Work for Food” Atualy, most people work fr Freedom from Want: The Human ight 10 Adequate Food food. tis mainly because people need food to survive that they work so hard ‘ether n producing food for themselves in subsistence level production, or by seling their services to others in exchange for money How many of us would sell our services if it were ot forthe threat of hunger? More important how many of us would sel our services so cheaply fk were not forthe treat of hunger? When we sell our series chesply we enrich others, those who own the factories, the machines andthe ands, and uttmatelyown the people who work for them. For those who depend onthe avalailyof cheap labour hunger isthe foundation of ther wealth ‘The conventional thinking is that hungers caused by low-paying bs. For example, an ate reports on Brazil ethanol staves: 200,000 migrant sugar cutters who prop up renewable energy boom! While tis rue that hnger i caused by low-paying bs, we need to understand that hunger tthe same time causes low paying jabs tobe created. Who would have established massive biofuel production operations in Brazil they didnot knaw thee were thousands afungry people desperate enought take the awfljobs they woud offer? Who would bul any sort of factory they dd not know that many people would be avaiable to take the Jobs at on-pay rates? “Much ofthe hunger teratuetaks about hw itis important to assure that people are wll fed so that they canbe me productive. That is nonsense. Noone works harder than hungry people. Yes, people who are well nourished have greater capacty for productive physical activity but wellnourshed people are far less wing todo that work ‘Thenon governmental organization Fee the Slaves dies slaves as people who ae not allowed to walk away from thelrjbs. estimates that there are about 27 millon save nthe wer including those who areterally locked into workrooms and held as bonded labourers in South Asi. However, they do net include people who might be described as slaves to hunger that, those who ae fee to walk away for ther jobs but have nothing beter to got, Maybe most people Who work ace skves to hunger? Forthose of us tthe high end of the social ladder, ending hunge lobally would be a disaster there were no hunger in the work who weuldplow te fla? ‘Who wouldharvest our vegetables? Who would workin the rendering plants? Who woul clean our tots? We would have to produce our own fond and clean cur ‘ow tol, No wonder people athe high end ae not rushing ta solve the hunger probe, For many af us,hungeris net a problem but an asset, [Notes 1 Tom Philipps, "Braz ethanol slaves: 200000 migrant sugar cutters who prop up renewable energy boon. 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