Although the shameful practice of child labour has been the condemned by various countries around the world, the abhorred practice still prevails in our country. Moving down on the streets of the city one often comes across workshops of different kinds that have innocent, underage and helpless children working more than 10 hours a day for miniscule wages. Beauteous little hands that are supposed to hold toys and books are, sadly handling rough tools with faces covered in mud and oil deprived of a serene childhood. Sometimes these children don’t have a choice except to work for the survival of their families, and sometimes some parents deliberately send their children to work despite their small ages.
I would like to request the government and the social institutions present in our country to seriously look upon this grave issue, so that that the life standard and future of these children can be improved.
Hamza Aqeel Khan
Karachi
