Question

letter to the editor in 100-120 words.....​

Answer 1

Answer:

New Delhi

17th April 2020

To

The Editor,

The Times of India,

New Delhi.

Subject: Exploitation of children.

Sir,

Through the columns of your esteemed daily national newspaper, I wish to highlight the problem of child labour and the lack of provision to ensure their right to education.

In spite of the ban on child labour, children are being exploited through child labour. According to estimates there are as many as 18 million child labourers in the country. They are being exploited both in the industrial and agricultural sectors. They are compelled to carry heavy loads in construction sites.

Hazardous working environment put children at risk of injury and death. Due to malnutrition and exhaustion from heavy works at a tender age they suffer from different physical and mental health problems. It prevents them from getting basic school education. It affects their mental well-being and physical development. Children are the future of our country. Their education must be given top priority. They deserve to get daily bread and good health care. Only then will they grow up to be of great asset to the nation.

National laws on child labour must be reviewed and implemented in letter and in spirit. Employers must check the age of their employees and held accountable for employing underaged children. Basic and primary education must be given free to the children of families living in poverty. The public in general must stop hiring child domestic helpers which is illegal.

Let us stand up as one against child labour and give them the opportunity to get proper education.

Yours sincerely

AARTI AHUJA

Mayur Vihar, New Delhi