Child Labor Crime in Pakistan
(Shahzaib Iqbal, Pattoki)
Child labor is almost the
biggest threat in Pakistan’s progress. It was tracked in the middle of the 20th
century. But the problem become severe in the 21st century. The main cause of
the child labor is poverty and it was also suggested by the ILO that main cause
for the child labor is poverty. Thousands of children between the ages of 5 to
14 years were putting 10 to 11 hours per day.
Children are the flowers of the heaven. They are the future of every country.
Children are the purest and beautiful creation of God. Children are innocent
both inwardly and outwardly. If you want to progress and want to stand with the
leading countries you have to work to reduce the child labor and provide the
best education to your children.
Everyone has a dream to be educated and become a good citizen. But some families
present in almost every country especially in Pakistan who can’t afford the
expenses of their children’s education.
Child labor and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use
the labor of children as the treatment for the social disease of poverty, you
will have both poverty and child labor to the end of time. Grace Abbott
Now a days we see everywhere the child labor. Our government says they are
reducing the child labor but the fact is that it stills stand there and
gradually increasing day by day. Some groups kidnap the children and they force
and put pressure to work. Many industries also give the statement that they are
taking part to reduce the child labor but in short, they hires the child for
work because their only focus is to increase productivity and earn revenue as
high as possible.
Being a part of Pakistan many NGO’s are working to reduce the child labor. We
also have the social responsibility towards our country. We have to raise the
voice against the child labor. They are also a part of our country if they
haven’t the resources to get the education then we and our government have the
responsibility to provide them resources. UNICEF is working to reduce the child
labor but we also have to take the serious action on child labor reduction.
Our present government now realize the increasing effect of child labor now they
made the elementary education free and compulsory. But we have to raise voice to
make it compulsory to graduate level or must be up to inter level. Many laws
were made to cut the child labor but no one act seriously. Now we have to take
the serious or strictly action on that laws and work as a neutral commodity. The
orphans and other deserving children deserve the financial assistance and free
education. We have to take the steps to make the child labor as a crime in
country and if someone will be seen to do this a strict action should be taken
against him/her. We have to set the agreements to the industries that they do
not hires the child.
If we become successful to do this and make the people aware about this fact
then after some years we are also in the list of the prosperous countries. And
our goal of life will be achieved. Children are meant to learn not to earn.
As our Holy Prophet says
To acquire knowledge is binding upon all Muslims, whether male or female.