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By: Asiya

Asiya — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:01 +0000

I have personally observed that in many cases children are themselves not convinced to get education and sometimes their parents dont want. When i talked to our maid that she should admit her daughter in school, her response was ‘Choro bibi, parha ka kia karna ha kul ko isko yehe kam karna ha’. They feel its only wastage of their precious time.

By: karachikhatmal

karachikhatmal — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:28:03 +0000

great post… i worked at a channel that would constantly play ads of end child labor, but had you ng boys working in the canteen. after a few months, i noticed that they were no longer allowed inside the main building. i found out that they had been banned because they had come on air a few times in the area behind the anchor, and as such were a source of embarassment. no one thought about educating the kids, or at least asking them not to work. nope, only brushed them out of sight.

By: Rumaisa Mohani

Rumaisa Mohani — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:03:20 +0000

Education should be the first & foremost priority of our nation. If our ladies want help in their household jobs by keeping young servants, they are not helping anyone. In case if its for financial help to a masi (maid), still its our responsibility to see that they attend school or at least taught at home.

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By: shaista hussain

shaista hussain — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:12:46 +0000

Faisal its interesting you narrate the little incident as I myself was disgusted to see something similar this morning. But I was unfortunately not as brave as you were, or perhaps the thought of encountering a man on the road, being a woman myself was beyond my courage. Sad but true. Its all the game of a position of power. Aren’t we all accused of housing a ‘chota’ or ‘choti’ at some point in our life? We close our eyes because the need for a househelp overshadows our sense of right and wrong. I appreciate your key message of being the change you wish to see, and that we must start the reform from home by saying no to the menace of child labour. Very well done as always. I like how your blogs inspire thinking!

By: shaheryar mirza

shaheryar mirza — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:04:56 +0000

very nice post, well said.i concur