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- From: raza@ee.umr.edu (Md Ishfaqur Raza)
- Subject: Re: Bangladesh: Child Labor
- References: <ZEESHAN.93Jan23122335@occs.cs.oberlin.edu> <1993Jan23.170744.26920@news.clarkson.edu> <1993Jan23.204010.29104@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 01:13:04 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan23.204010.29104@vela.acs.oakland.edu> mkaziz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (KHALED AZIZ) writes:
- >If child labor is prohibited by law, what alternatives will be open
- >before these children?
-
- Just the point I wanted to make . It is very easy for the west or well off
- section of the present day world to set up standards but it is on us to
- figure out if that solution is applicable to our society.
-
- >I agree if these children are replaced by adults,
- >society will be better off in general (at least in the short run). But
- >I don't think roaming around in streets and leading a carefree life will make
- >their existence more meaningful.
-
- When a hungry person does not have any food it is very unwise to advice that
- person from eating high cholesterol and fatty food, when that person cannot be
- provided any alternative food.
-
- >Our schools are already overloaded and
- >the way our economy is moving, it would be extremely difficult to
- >build new schools. Even if they receive proper schooling, how helpful will
- >it be for them in the long run? It will cause a substantial increase in the
- >number of educated jobless. i
-
- The best we could do as conscious citizens and symthetizers of these children
- is make sure that the industries provide some sort of education to these
- minors and even adults. It ain't that cost extravagant and would be much
- better than having them throwed out into the streets. If the Public opinion
- was supportive the industries could be forced to do these sort of programmes;
- these are not euphoric.
-
-
- >Considering our socio-economic structure, it is only realistic to put more
- >emphasis on vocational trainings. If these children can get some hand-on
- >experience and acquire some skills while making money, I wouldn't think there
- >is anything wrong with it (as long as their job doesn't require too much
-
- TRUE
- >
- > KHALED AZIZ
-
- We should be able to differentiate what is good for us. Without any doubt the
- west had their share of child labourers in the day of slavery, which was of
- the extremest in nature, brutal and inhuman. Now it is possible for them
- to come out and set standards. We on the other hand, I do not think exercised
- or do exercise such inhuman activities.If so let the proper action be taken
- but not the annahilation of the whole system of employment and economic
- relief.
-
-
- Md IShfaqur Raza
-
-