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Child labour ban: Children say, we cannot go back home, what will we do?
Pratyush , New Delhi: Aug 3 2006
Made Popular Aug 3 2006
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Child labour ban: Children say, we cannot go back home, what will we do?



The Government of India has decided to completely ban employment of children aged below fourteen years anywhere. In how many days and at what extent it will be implemented is a big question but once it will come into effect what will happen to the children who is earning bread and butter for their families.



The Express Newsline has taken interviews of some of the children who earn money by doing job in restaurants and as domestic helpers in several parts of Delhi. It found that the children have no education behind and they are anxious about the future when they will not be able to do the job.



Child labour ban: Children say, we cannot go back home, what will we do?



They were asking the same question everywhere that will the government provide education, books, cloths, foods to them? If they will not earn what will happen to their family members?



About one half of India’s 230 million children ages 6-14 do not attend school, and qualify as child laborers. For many, poverty, lack of awareness among parents, inadequacy of school facilities and teachers and ineffective enforcement of child labor laws block access to education.



Child labour ban: Children say, we cannot go back home, what will we do?



But many children work because they are lured by employers’ false promises of endless gifts and trips to the movies. Others are bonded to employers by their parents’ debt. And some are simply kidnapped and taken away to their jobs. All are stripped of their childhood for their cheap, obedient labor.



What do you think? Is the government able to fulfill their basic needs for living life and continuing their education? If yes then it is great step but if no, then this step will ruin children’s life, as they will be helpless from all sides.

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Hemanth
Bangalore, India
I am not sure whether the government is able fulfill the basic needs of the kids for living life and continuining their education. But this ban, I think, is the beginning of a revolution. The sudden result of the ban will be a shock to the poorest people when they loose that income. But this has long term effect. The families start thinking about other means of making money. The kids will go to school. This might be a difficult part but there are many NGOs in India, who does service to children. I have plans to start up similar ones when I get back to India. If the kids go to school, they will have a vision for their life, which they will never have, if they keep working for money during their childhood. Again, there will be some people who will get affected badly; those who won’t be able to find any other means to make money for living. Every law has its good and bad side. But I think this ban will save many kids and improve their standard of life.
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Ritu
Delhi, India
The Education is becoming very compulsory for childrens. If the government organise any kind of service like food, books & necessary things, so the Poor children can easily be able to consantrate for their study.

Education makes people to living life with well mannerd.
People can find their quality & talent by good education. only in india we are having thousand of talent in the country, but we must need to emboss the talent, and All are possible by education.
The govt of India is incapable of taking care of these kids.
The U.N ,UNICEF and other bodies are giving India so much money for this very purpose .
Do we know where all the money is going ,almost 98%of the money is going into the corrupt Govt and corrupt minister’s pockets.
We as the citizens of India have right to remove the corrupt politicians from there places.

I suggest that we form a movemnt and show the unprivileged people of India that there are other citizens who are there for them and care for them .
People should realise that if we put a rule saying you cant emply children below 14 you are actually hurting that childs life. he might be the only working person in their family and if he does’nt earn his daily wages his family will starve.
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KATRINA
London, United Kingdom
its horrible
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