India is planning to escape poverty by weakening the legislative act for child labour. The Child Labour Prohibition Act, permits children under 14 to work in “family enterprises”. But in reality, it’s just allowing children to work in for industries such as carpet-weaving, beedi (cigarette) rolling and gem-polishing. The children are supposed to work during their free time, balancing education and financial support. India had changed the illegal child labour legal, encouraging children to leave school to go work to support their families. This law affects the lowest classes, practically forcing the children to quit school to work, simply because education is expensive, and there is no choice but to work. There is no proof that child labour will help change poverty, but rather make it worse. This is because children are more easier to trick and employers can scam the children’s paycheck easier than adults. They are also vulnerable into becoming slaves. India had also decided to cut education budgets by 57%. With the education budget slashed, and the legal child labour law, children are expected to drop school to work, causing the cycle of poverty to go on.
If children are expected to balance school time and work to escape poverty, why would education be cut, since education is considered to be one of the most important factors to avoiding poverty?
If children are expected to balance school time and work to escape poverty, why would education be cut, since education is considered to be one of the most important factors to avoiding poverty?
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