Children are, a valuable asset of a nation as they are its future citizen and its future prop. So the government and society have a sacred obligation to see that they are given all possible help and an environment where they can feel themselves at their best and be responsible citizens later on. Children are placed on a high pedestal and are considered the greatest blessing that God has bestowed on man but the reality is somewhat different. Child labor is a social issue within Pakistan and is considered a violation of human rights by the United Nation.
Pakistan's society is such that a poor child can quite conveniently be deprived of basic education, Only to be fed the rest of his family members. Anyone up to the age of 18 is a child and his basic right is to receive an education and proper upbringing rather than use his hands to destroy his bright future. Earlier they could not introduce measures because of unfavorable social and economic conditions.
Politicians get huge donations from the factory owners and they dare not go against the wishes of the donors and harm their interests by introducing measures that would eliminate child labor once and for all.
By Soriya Baloch
Soggat Academy Kallag
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