After the crackdown on the carpet factories who used child labour and on child beggers by the government, I am seeing a new kind of thing in pakistan.On every road,on every signal there are kids who clean your cars wind screen and ask for small amount of money(five ruppes for a clean wind screen).Most of them dont go to schools.I also used to give them money to help these poor kids but now i think that i was wrong.But most of people feel allright to give them money and say that its governments job to get these kids off the road.what do you think?
2006-12-19 01:01:09 · 6 answers · asked by mentaq 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Child labour goes further than the carpet factories. Everywhere, children are working instead of going to school and playing with their friends. All activities that intervenes with a child being a child can be called child labour. That includes working in factories and sweat shops, but also working as a domestic ( also long hours), selling stuff on the street, working in agriculture ( it is here where most child labour is found) and like you pointed out: kids who wash you car on the street.
Instead of giving these children money, try to find an NGO that works with children. Most governments do not take care of street children, unfortunately. That is why NGO's exist, to fill the gap.
2006-12-19 01:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by MM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well guess what.. the government ACTUALLY pays each child stipend in each of its public schools and gives them FREE BOOKS and UNIFORMS!. the problem? their parents reckon that they can earn more (and they in fact do get more) by working at signals and not going to schools.
The provincial government in Pujab has started an aggressive movement towards the issue and other provinces are following that too. The problem is at the roots. The government is also not taking the correct path. By propagating the message on TV wont help, a door-to-door awareness program in these slums is essential.
2006-12-20 09:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by Shariq M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It appears these kids are needing money since they can no longer work in the carpet factories that were exploiting them. I don't think you're part of the problem exactly by giving them money, but perhaps you can be more proactive in working with your government to solve the problem. It's not just a matter of getting them off the street, it's eliminating the reason they're doing it in the first place. It may be presumptuous of me to answer this question since I'm from the USA, but this is my opinion. Good question.
2006-12-19 01:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by rosecitylady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 05:48:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally would give them money. I don't think I'd be able to help it. I mean if these kids have to wash car windscreens instead of being in school, then they must need the money and be very hungry. I don't think it's just a governments job to help but also the community.
2006-12-19 01:12:26 · answer #5 · answered by sydney77 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to school
no good can come from begging for money
education is the key to succeed
2006-12-19 01:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Lara <:(((>< 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋