Dear Editor,
It is the responsibility of the state to protect those who can’t protect themselves. Children come under the category of ‘dependents’ until they achieve adulthood, therefore, to employ children, who are already dependent upon others, is both unjust and unwise.
By keeping them away from schools and technical institutes, we are only snatching away their future. In industries, manual physical labour has always been the domain of adults. Arduous labour, as done in industries, will limit their mental and physical development. Moreover, the industrial workplace, comprised by adults, would also open the risk of sexual abuse.
Gaurav Singhal
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