Who are we to stop them?

Childhood - a golden period of life. A age where everything seems colorful and rosy. There is a chance of flying like a bird in the sky. Twinkling stars are there to brighten the shining of life. Fragrance of fresh roses is there for welcome. Stream of water is there to freshen up the mind as well as body. There is no worry as parents are there to take care of every need and desire. How good the childhood is. But does the childhood have same meaning for all the children?

There are lots of children for whom childhood is not less than a trouble. They do no have parents or if they have they are incapable of supporting them. As a result they are left with no option than to sacrifice their childhood in order to arrange food, clothes and shelter. For surviving they need to work as with out money they can not fulfill their basic necessity. But their troubles do not stop here. Government does not allow them to work as they are minor. People can not come forward to help them because it is illegal to keep these children for work.

Does government which is unable to feed them, give them clothes and arranges a roof for them have the right to ban child labor? When this question is raised most of the government officials are found talking about mid day meal, financial help, orphanages and so on. Everyone knows how safe the mid day meal is. Financial help is just a drama. All the money goes to the politicians and government officials. Most of the orphanages are badly maintained and are not less than a hell.

When children are unable to earn through decent ways they start begging but interestingly even begging is illegal. What does government want these children to do? They can not work. They can not beg. Government can not take care of them. Does such type of government have the right to stop them from earning their livelihood? I would like to ask people. Do animals not let their children become self dependent? Then why is a human being not ready to let their children experience life and learn. In my opinion child labor is not bad at all. Instead of banning it government should modify its policies.
1. Government should arrange those kinds of work which children can do easily and thus are able to get some money.
2. It should start night schools for working children.
3. Hours of work should be fixed so that their studies does not suffer.
4. Children should be provided maximum money for their work.
5. Government should arrange tuitions for these children if needed.
These steps will not only help children become educated but also self dependent. They will be able to live that kind of life which every child wishes to have.

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