Friday, January 25, 2008

Child Labour

Child Labour in the Indian Sub continent is rising at a flooding rate. Children are forced to work when they are supposed to play as their parents are unable to combat with inflation and poverty. Thus, depriving them of quality education and and from the fun of childhood. Due to this 'under-nutrition' of the soul, it creates a hole in the character of the child which leaves a stain which will haunt him for ages. This 'gap' can lead the child to a horrendous turn in life when he turns old.
Working at such a young age brings danger into their lives on a daily basis. Children are working in factories, construction sites, garages or are used as helpers. They face dangers from their working envoirment day to day which harms their bodies such as the chemicals and the machines which are used in factories, the tools in a workplace and twice the load they carry on their backs can permanently damage their spinal cord or can leave them disabled for life. There are dangers which can kill their mind and sould such as getting beaten up as a punishment when they are unable to perform their tasks or when they see other kids going to school and enjoying life. These dangers totures their souls and bodies.
When these children jump into adulthood some succeed, some remain in poverty and some get astray. Battling the hardships in life, very few children succeed to become masters in their respective fields. While some remain in poverty and make their children do the same. But, what frightens the most is when the children go astray and lose the path of life. The tree of bitterness which grows in their heart during the time leads them to a path where they become lethal for the people around. As they are not educated well enough, they can be easily brain-washed by people with a snap of a finger who later on use them for their own evil purposes thus turning these angels into monsters - terrorists, extremists or criminals.
Parents of such children are not the scapegoat for this issue because they neither have any choice nor the resources. They have to make their children work for the survival of their livelihood. It is the job of the government to take up responsibility and impose measures immediately to save the lives of these little stars who put their lives into danger. This menace could be dealt with free education being provided to children, organisations should be made which would keep a watch on the industries and the government should provide education to the common people about the disadvantages child labour brings into the society. The governments of the Indian Sub Continent boast about high foreign and gold reserves, economic growth and higher standard of livings but are unable to provide people shelter, food and clothing. Its time they start using their resources for welfare than defence otherwise these little stars would be lost.

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