A common man is so much busy in handling the affairs of his inner world that he does not care about the filth, cruelty and complexity in the outer world of him, in the same surroundings in which he dwells. Being blind, happy-go-lucky and reckless from the dirt around him, he enjoys the ups and downs of his life unless a jolt of menace started to affect him. Some of them remain dumb, some talk loud about it and others do not feel that the problem exists.
But no one bothers to think about how to free the environment from its grip.
Child labor is one of those menaces that are spreading in Pakistan
Scolded by our hearts I and my buddies took an initiative for it. We decided to make a short documentary on Child Labor not only for our final project but also for creating more awareness among our fellows. This compelled us to take a deeper view of this dilemma and cleared its horrible picture in front of us which was once blurred. Targeting a small area we went to roads taking our camera in hands.
As we traveled we were stunned to see that the working children were twice in that area from our expectations. Some were working as fruit and vegetables vendors, some are rag pickers, some are involve in domestic services, some are working at cafes, dhabaas and tandoors, some as sellers and mostly as mechanics. The unhealthy environment in which most of these pretty souls were working was really saddening. The biggest problem which we faced during this process was that the masters were not allowing us to talk or to cover the little labor. Still we manage to interview some of them and came to know that mostly work for wages under 2000Rs and in some cases for no money to pay the debt of their family.
To our great astonishment children we met do not want to study; they do not know that they are being exploited. They are happy the way they are. And obviously children, who are even unaware of their ages, how can felt that what is happening to them is wrong and illegal.
This leads to the birth and growth of this deadly disease for the society. We have laws to stop child labor but unfortunately we don’t have any laws to stop violation of these laws.
Awareness not only on part of children but also on part of parents is adequately needed. Basic financial assistance, proper guidance about the rights of children, importance of education and strict punishment on the violation of the laws will be extremely beneficial to kill this toxic disease of child labor from our society.
The first step matters, instead of waiting for others to take it we all should move forward for it together.
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