A boy on my door ..
By saba shekh
@sabashekh (1218)
Bhopal, India
May 31, 2016 11:52pm CST
It was nearly 6 in the morning when I returned from my gym .. I heard my doorbell and happened to see a child standing with a bunch of newspaper .. He requested me to buy one and the innocence in his eyes really touched me .. He then quietly asked for a piece of chapati (really disheartening). On offering him two chappatis he mentioned that he was forced to work as a child labour ..
He then slowly went down the stairs and I shut the door with a heavy heart ...
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6 responses
@ModernDayWriter (3318)
• New Delhi, India
1 Jun 16
Child labour is a big problem in India.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
1 Jun 16
@sabashekh Laws are there , but child's parents are equally responsible, they force the child to get into such jobs.
Go to a railways station or in trains you will find small kids selling water bottles.
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@sabashekh (1218)
• Bhopal, India
1 Jun 16
Indeed .. Laws are there but no implementation
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
That's terrible. How's the child abuse law in your country?
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@sabashekh (1218)
• Bhopal, India
1 Jun 16
We do have laws but still we can see it
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
@sabashekh there's no good implementation of the law. It's a pity.
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@sabashekh (1218)
• Bhopal, India
1 Jun 16
Same here ... When they are supposed to study they do work :/
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
4 Jun 16
Breaks my heart to see those poor kids suffering out on the streets every day.
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@sabashekh (1218)
• Bhopal, India
1 Jun 16
Really ... Its difficult to see these children doing jobs
