Nicolas Salloum
Ms. Dania Adra
English 203
20 October 2015
In some countries across the world,
people are so poor that they barely have enough food or money to subside.
Furthermore, these deprived individuals are usually the ones who have a lot of
children. Therefore, they need all the help they can get by making them work in
order to gain more money to survive. Indeed, child laborers often worked to help support their families,
but were forced to forgo an education and their lives. This article
states that fact and the feelings of these poor human beings.
But, does some countries still live and have that horrible way of life, Is this allowed? Can someone who has been educated, watching in front of him what’s happening, remains speechless, continuing his path and ignoring that major problem?
Here, it’s been shown that these “victims” are powerless, unfortunately without a personality; trying to survive and escape from the problems they are held with. And that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.
But, does some countries still live and have that horrible way of life, Is this allowed? Can someone who has been educated, watching in front of him what’s happening, remains speechless, continuing his path and ignoring that major problem?
Here, it’s been shown that these “victims” are powerless, unfortunately without a personality; trying to survive and escape from the problems they are held with. And that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.
First, whenever individuals are very
disadvantaged financially, they need to work, and make all members of their
family work in order to be able to buy their daily food allowance and meet the
needs of their families. Second, high illiteracy rates and lack of education is
one of the main reasons to find deprived individuals entering the labor market,
having jobs and somehow participating in the economic life of their country.
However, children entering the job
market by force should be strongly sanctioned; “Lakshmi was abducted (…) and
working in people’s homes, cooking, cleaning and taking care of children”. How
could such a young people be given so much responsibilities? Laws must be
implemented especially in less developed countries so kidnapped children will
not be forced anymore into sex trade or illegal cheap labor “contributing to
trafficking of children from remote parts of India to big cities.” These poor children were not born and given birth to be treated like slaves or worse; they should be born, given some rights and some freedom where they can learn, have an education... and the most important thing in life, where each person on this globe strives for: Happiness.
In my opinion, this goal should be reached by everyone of us, it's something that money cannot buy, neither can work or anything else. What's more beautiful than a child(whether poor or rich) who is smiling, with his innocent face, staring at you, saying thank you. That's what should all these children look like, they have to be happy with their life, educated, always learning and going beyond their limits, they should have goals they want to reach...
Children’s
rights must be implemented worldwide and everywhere, people must support UN’s
work in order to Protect Child Rights. In fact, “if the law changes, it will make
the fight against child exploitation a little easier”.
Work cited : By Shilpa Kannan BBC News, Delhi 5 February 2014
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