Child labour rife in RU campus
Thursday, 5 May 2011
RU Correspondent
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 4: The volume of child labour is on the rise in the Rajshahi University (RU) campus indicating the prevalence of all pervasive poverty. According to a survey report, a huge number of children have now been working in different restaurants, tea-stalls, hall's canteen, and shops and also in houses of the officials. A good number of children work as hawkers who earn a little by selling cigarette, candy, ice-cream and ground-nuts. They puts in hard labour from early morning to night only for a pittance to support themselves and their families. These children who are supposed to be in schools have been struggling day and night in different fields. Most of these children engage themselves in this profession on being compelled by their families. While talking with some shop owners they said that child labour is more convenient for this profession. They are more sincere, dependable and dutiful than elderly workers. These under-aged helpers hardly create any trouble with their wages.
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 4: The volume of child labour is on the rise in the Rajshahi University (RU) campus indicating the prevalence of all pervasive poverty. According to a survey report, a huge number of children have now been working in different restaurants, tea-stalls, hall's canteen, and shops and also in houses of the officials. A good number of children work as hawkers who earn a little by selling cigarette, candy, ice-cream and ground-nuts. They puts in hard labour from early morning to night only for a pittance to support themselves and their families. These children who are supposed to be in schools have been struggling day and night in different fields. Most of these children engage themselves in this profession on being compelled by their families. While talking with some shop owners they said that child labour is more convenient for this profession. They are more sincere, dependable and dutiful than elderly workers. These under-aged helpers hardly create any trouble with their wages.