Question

An Article on " Say no to Plastic " and " Child Labour "

Answer 1

Answer:

SAY NO TO :

PLASTIC

Plastic bags have become an integral part of everyone’s life as it is very handy to carry our stuffs in plastic bags. But one thing we all forget that every convenience comes with some or the other drawbacks. Plastic bags have become a threat to our ecosystem and it has also started affecting the biodiversity of our planet.

We all know that plastic bags are non biodegradable i.e. it could not be decomposed easily and takes hundreds of years to decompose, eventually leaving its trail of toxicity. Plastic bags have become a serious threat to the wild animals and aquatic species as becoming a major reason for their unnatural deaths. These bags are the child of human minds and hence it is the responsibility of us that we need to act now to save our planet by saying no to plastic bags.

Explanation:

CHILD LABOUR

Poverty is often cited as the main cause of child labour. It is widely believed that families will not be able to cope if their children do not work. In practice, however, the poverty argument does not hold water. Precisely the opposite is true: child labour maintains poverty.

Experience shows that deeprooted social norms, the violation of workers’ rights, discrimination against certain groups, and a poorly-functioning education system are the main reasons why children aren’t attending school.

Because children are easy to exploit and are cheap labourers, they are hired in preference to adults. Child labour thus leads to lower wages and higher unemployment among adults. Children who work and do not go to school will end up in low paid jobs later, and so will their children – and so the vicious cycle of poverty is perpetuated.

Child labour exists because:

people accept it and invent excuses for it;

children’s rights are not respected;

governments do not provide compulsory, free and accessible education;

international agreements and conventions are not observed;

the education system excludes poor and vulnerable children;

consumers worldwide demand cheap products;

employers can benefit from cheap labour;

there is no decent work for adults;

we have not done enough to stop it.

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