In the lesson ‘Lost Spring’ Saheb and Mukesh are deprived of their childhood pleasures and education. Nobel peace prize winners Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai have been fighting for the rights of children. Motivated by these activists, you decide to write an article on the topic ‘Evils of child labour and denial of education’. You are Malvika. Write your article in 150-200 words. please answer this...
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Ans-. EVILS OF CHILD LABOUR AND DENIAL OF EDUCATION
By– Malvika
Child labour has been a major problem not only in India but in all the developing
countries. It is a great social problem.
We often find children working in dhabas, factories, tea-stalls, fields and homes. They
often become ragpickers and street performers. All this deprives children of a normal,
carefree childhood. Schooling becomes a distant dream and a perpetual state of
poverty becomes a reality. Dreams become a mirage.
Child labour is often borne out of the need for survival. Often the reason is to increase
the income of a poor family. Industries often employ children under 14, in the hope of
reducing the labour cost in their organisation.
In a developed society where every citizen counts and all citizens have to have proper
education, health care support, games and entertainment, a child with less or absolutely
no education finds it hard to survive.
Taking up a small job as a domestic help or in a restaurant for a nominal salary of ₹
750-1800 per month, does not leave a child with enough time for primary and secondary
education. All this renders a child completely illiterate, unskilled and perhaps unhealthy.Free education should be provided to poor children to motivate their parents to send
them to school. The government should come forward with schemes for upliftment of
the poor and unemployed. This will take away the burden of earning their livelihood from
the tender shoulders of poor children. Hence, no child should be engaged as labourers,
both from a legal point of view as well in the interest of the child’s future.