Child Labour

Ever been handed a newspaper by a little boy in rags? Ever seen a little girl working as a maid in someone’s home? Ever seen little kids running here and there begging for food and money? For most of us the answer would be yes, yes and yes. And how many of these people have actually done something to help them get out of this forced labour? Hardly anyone.


Humans have a tendency to feel pain when they see their loved ones in pain. Well they have another tendency, to turn a blind eye towards people we don’t know who are in trouble. This is exactly the case. Child labour is all around us in every form – may it be begging or working as maids or working at construction sites. But what do we do to stop it? In the years of play and study poor children are forced to earn bread for their family, most of the times risking their life for it. Then there’s the utterly disgusting flesh trade which goes on, in which young girls are sold to dealers and forced into prostitution.


Such heinous crimes must be stopped. Childhood is playing, studying, enjoying and learning new things! By taking a child’s right to his childhood, one has already taken away his life.

So how to bring a stop to this social evil?

First, we must speak up when we see some wrong taking place. It’s easier to stay quiet but it’s honourable if you speak up. One can complain to police about such incidences or take the help of NGO’s to get the children out of this dark business. Also proper arrangements should be made to send these children to school so that they can study and make a better future. Also, strict and stringent laws must be put in place so that the wrong doers fear the law and come on the right track.


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  Pashmina Lakhanpal