By Vijay GarG
Some time ago, the woman who helped in the housework was seen with her son and looked upset. She told that she is facing problems like husband’s treatment, children’s education, the landlord threatens to vacate the house if she is not able to pay the rent on time. An immediate solution was found for it, but it was not a permanent solution. Her husband used to put a fruit-vegetable cart on one side of the main road of the city. House expenses were being met from his income, but the main roads In order to widen, the administration decided to remove the handcarts from there, orders were given to place them in such a place where the movement of customers was negligible. With very few customers coming to the new location, it became difficult to run the household expenses. Leaving the frozen work of fruits and vegetables, he was forced to work as a laborer. After that, in compulsion due to poverty, the woman also started cleaning work in some houses. Poverty is such a disease that takes away childhood from innocent children. Makes them wiser ahead of time. twelve-thirteen year old The trouble of the house was not seen from the son. After the school holiday, he wanted to do some business and help in the house with his earnings. The woman had brought her son along so that he could be put to work somewhere. According to the provisions of the Child Labor Prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986 and the Amendment Act, 2016, it is legally wrong to employ people below the age of fourteen years. The employer shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months to two years, and with fine which may extend to twenty thousand to fifty thousand rupees, or with both. Mother and son explained to bothIt is known that at this age children play, play, read and write. Instead of working hard, the child should study. But the son did not see the troubles of the parents. Eventually he started working at a dhaba in the morning after school. But from there also he left his work. In fact, some government officials came to the dhaba and had gone instructing its owner not to make wages from the children. We all see child laborers working with sweat. Even around government offices, they can be seen washing cups and plates, cleaning utensils in a hotel.are. Despite seeing, not only the common people but also the responsible government employees keep ignoring them. But when the campaign for the liberation of child labor is launched, then by remembering the rights of child protection, there is an awareness towards the prevention of child labor. The labor department’s investigation team conducts surprise raids in hotels, dhabas, establishments etc. The age-related documents of the child laborers working there are inspected. Fines are imposed on those who do child labor. Resolve to not make children work in future Letters are filled. Parents of working children are also explained. This process of inspection is not continuous. Surprise inspections happen occasionally, the effect of which is short-lived. Parents send their children of young age for labor only out of compulsion. In this way, they also have the same dream that when they grow up, he will illuminate their name. But when they are unable to arrange for the bread of June 2, suffering from poverty, they are forced to make their children work. usually forced labor Only child laborers are exploited. Unpleasant environment adversely affects their health. They have to bear torture even while working. There are also maladaptive incidents like child trafficking, begging. Untimely they are deprived of childhood. Due to unfavorable conditions, the hair starts withering before blooming. Their physical and mental development gets stunted. Schemes like Right to Education, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid-Day Meal are also of no use for the poverty-stricken children. your family’s needs In order to make ends meet, instead of studying in school, they have to work hard. The International Labor Organization celebrates World Child Labor Prohibition Day every year since 2002, but children are forced to labor by mistake of childhood. Efforts are being made to help, rehabilitate and adopt the distressed, destitute, homeless children. Along with the central and state governments, social institutions are also trying to stop child labor, but only after poverty is eradicated, the problem of child labor can be solved.You can get salvation. Vijay Garg Educational Columnist Malout Punjab
Vijay GarG Retired Principal Educational Columnist Malout Punjab.
