Did you ever post about the children that worked at your families home? When you were away, Maybe I missed the post..
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I've been meaning to but I used my phone to take pictures, and it broke half-way and I had to restart everything and it wiped out the ENTIRE memory.
*sobs indefinitely*
But to clear up any controversy, let me just write about it.
Before I begin, let me just say I do NOT support chid labor, I did NOT like what was happening, I came to the country to visit my family and witnessed these acts.
In south Asian countries, what happens is that poorer families, usually "lend" their child to richer families once the child has reached a certain age such as 12 or 13. The child does basic house work such as make the bed, do some cooking, dust furniture, sweep the floors.
In return, the poorer families get paid. The child is free to leave at any time, and can visit their family whenever they want to.
I talked to the girl that worked in my uncle's house. Her name was Priya, and she was the sweetest little thing. When I asked her how she felt about working at my uncle's house, she was (to my surprise) very ecstatic about it. She enjoyed working there, as she had enough to eat everyday, and enjoyed pleasures such as AC, indoor plumbing and much more.
She said it beats working in a factory where many children are injured daily and work in poor conditions.
If you're wondering about education and why isn't she in school, after grade 5, education isn't free anymore. It costs a lost of money and many families don't have that.
Child labor is a huge problem across the world, and I know writing about this experience isn't doing much to solve a international problem, but I hope it shed some light.
Here are some links for child labor issues
date of origin: 4th of july, 2014.