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Child labour videos
Submitted by sadashivan on Wed, 2008-09-03 05:42.
Nearly 90% (in my view) of child laborers are rural children. Most migrate to cities and end up begging, prostitution, domestic helpers, or other odd jobs. Child labour issue can not be dealt until and unless concerned organizations influence appropriate Governments to reevaluate the economic policies and rural economic growth. Till now rural economy is only known as agricultural economy and never emphasized on add-on value products. Governments have to consider growing and generating rural employment. Target set for 2015 to eradicate poverty may not be achieved until we understand roots and real causes of poverty. Why child goes to work? This situation is most urgent to be taken care!!! Child goes to work only when parents allow. And why parents seek own child's support to sustain home economy? This is what in my opinion Governments need to understand and bring policies in accordance. Watch and use in your project videos relating child labour, human rights, poverty, women rights, music and movie trailers
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These videos are truly heart-rending, Sadashivan. Yes, teachers should use these to discuss the issue of child labor in schools.
It is true that this is not a simple black and white issue - we cannot simply condemn child labor as illegal and immoral and leave it at that, without looking deeper at what compels parents to send their kids to work.
Schools in urban India often end up simplifying this issue without understanding the real causes of poverty as you put it. My own kids were discouraged from buying Diwali firecrackers for this reason (in addition to environmental concerns). The issue needs to be understood better - even by school kids.
I know of some organizations like CWC (Concerned for Working Children) in Karnataka that recognize the problem, and the needs of child workers well, and help with health and education within the constrains of these kids' lives.
Are you affiliated with any NGO or governmental organization like CWC that works solely on issues of child labor? One needs to work through such organizations to influence government policies.
I noticed that you have some up on youtube as well, like this one on child weavers. You should probably set up a channel on youtube that is titled appropriately.