Rebirth of India: Superior

What happened was that Shaklu was inspecting the construction site of his new factory that day. However, after walking a few steps, he was surprised to find a young child carrying a mortar bucket and walking barefoot on the construction site. Walking on the road; while a little girl was struggling to carry construction tools and stood behind the adults to help; there were also some children packing hammers, knocking stones, laying roads... These children looked like just He looks like he is seven or eight years old and less than ten years old.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Shakru suddenly became furious. He dragged Murdy, who was standing next to him in charge of project supervision, and pointed at the children and asked: "Murdy, please explain to me, these What happened to the child?"

It was obvious that Murdy did not understand why his boss was angry, and explained in a confused manner: "They, they are all workers? Boss, don't worry, these children's wages are very low."

Shakru was already very angry when Murthy used child labor. Now he was even more angry when he heard that he was deducting the wages of these children. He cursed angrily: "Open your eyes and take a good look. These children are How old are they? At this age, they should be studying or playing with toys at home, but now they are carrying bricks and mortar? Murdy, I remember you are from a Dalit background, why do you still have the heart to continue now? What about destroying these children?"

After Shakru scolded him, Murthy finally understood what he meant. He knew that his boss was different from other high-caste people. He wanted to take care of the lower-caste people as much as possible, so in his company, There are very few upper castes, and the working environment for lower caste employees is much better than in other companies. However, judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the boss still does not understand the actual situation at the bottom.

So he smiled bitterly and replied: "Boss, you misunderstood. It's not me who wants these children to work. It's these children and their parents who begged me to let them come."

"What? The child's parents are begging you to let their children do such rough work at the construction site? How is this possible!" Shakru asked in disbelief.

Murdy said helplessly to Shakru: "Boss, if you don't believe it, just ask a kid and see what he will say."

Shakru snorted coldly: "Humph, look how I will deal with you after I finish the investigation!" After saying that, he walked up to the little girl he had just observed standing behind the adult dragging construction tools and asked: "Children , let me ask you, why do you come here to work? Did someone force you to come? "

The little girl first glanced at the woman next to her, and then timidly replied: "I came here with my mother. My mother said that by working here, not only can I have enough to eat, but I can also make money for my family."

Shakru glared at the woman wearing a worn-out sari and carrying a basket on her head next to the little girl, and asked coldly: "Are you her mother? Why are you willing to bring such a young child to the construction site to do such rough work?"

The girl's mother covered her face and cried: "Sir, I'm sorry, I, I don't want to do this, but, but we really have no choice..."

At this time, an equally dirty little boy next to the woman said: "Sir, don't blame mom, we are really poor and have no choice. Now we can only have enough food and not be hungry by working at Mr. Murdy's place." My wages would be deducted, so he is a good man. If he hadn't been kind enough to take us in, I would have been begging on the street or becoming a thief, and my sister would have been sold to Sonagachi. (New Delhi’s Red Light District)”

This answer surprised Shakru, and then he asked several people one after another, and the answers they got were almost the same. Everyone felt that although the work on the construction site was harder and more tiring, it was still better than no work at all. Because that means they have to beg or even do other things they don't want to do, such as stealing and selling X.

Moreover, Murdi is very fair here, never deducting wages, and can still have a full meal at noon. Moreover, he is also a Dalit, so he will not discriminate against workers, so many people are willing to come here to work, even because of engineering Quantity is limited, and many people who want to come have no space.

After hearing this, Shakru came back, patted Murdy on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, Murdy, I wrongly blamed you."

Murdy quickly waved his hand and said: "Boss, don't say that. It's my fault that I didn't make it clear to you in advance, so it's still my responsibility."

After this incident, Shakru investigated the situation of child labor in India and found that the situation was even worse than what he had seen.

As early as 1986, India passed a bill prohibiting the employment of minors under the age of 14 in many industries. Those who illegally employ child labor will face up to 2 years in prison and a fine of 20,000 rupees (approximately less than 3,000 yuan). However, since the bill was enacted, it has been in vain. The Indian government has conducted few serious investigations into the problem of child labor and rarely prosecutes those who employ it.

For example, in Mumbai, the economic center of India, it is well known that there are a large number of sweatshops employing child labor. However, the local government has only inspected the child labor problem twice in the past year and a half.

Although the Indian government requires all states to establish specialized agencies at the state level to protect children's rights, only 5 of the 28 states in India have established corresponding agencies. The Indian National Commission for Child Rights, established in 2007 to protect India's 420 million children, currently has only 10 staff.

They work in various occupations in India. Some work as servants in middle-class and rich families, some struggle to make a living in sweatshops, some have to work on farms at a very young age, and a large number of children are organized to beg on the streets, at stations, and at tourist attractions. They are engaged in low-paid, labor-intensive jobs, and their living conditions are very difficult.

Factories that employ child labor are all illegal operations, and most child laborers are trafficked. The latest data from the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation shows that there are currently 3 million victims of human trafficking in India, of which 1.2 million are children under the age of 14. Child laborers are usually placed in a small room with five or six people. They are basically malnourished, and most of them suffer from skin diseases. In early 2011, the Mumbai police found that someone hired girls to help at home and never paid them any wages. The relevant personnel were eventually ordered to stop employing child labor and pay all the remuneration, but these people did not repent in the face of the accusations, but instead defended themselves by taking in the girls and giving them food.

Shakru had no good solution for this situation. After all, it seemed like harming them to drive them away from the construction site. So he could only tell Modi to prepare more delicious food for these children and give them more wages. However, he did not expect that his kindness would actually cause other troubles. Mobile users please visit http://m.piaotia.net