Child labour’s plight shown through paintings

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 12

Students showcased their artistic skills as well their empathy as they showcased the plight of child labourers during the painting exhibition highlighting the menace of child labour in the country during the exhibition and seminar organised to commemorative World Day Against Child Labour. The exhibition and seminar was organised by Navchetna Bal Bhalai Committee, an NGO at Circuit House today.

Members of NGO and those from other organisations and institutions including teachers from government schools shed light on the problem and its possible solutions. Sukhdhir Singh Sekhon, president of the NGO said that the problem of child labour can be resolved if all the children engaged in child labour are brought to school and given the education to free the children of the shackles of bonded child labour, which the children unfortunately are not able to escape. He said that it is unfortunate that people for their own selfish interest ruin the lives of the children by engaging them in pursuit of earning their livelihood, and never let the children live thier normal childhood.

Members during the seminar said that the government, district administration, and other sections of the society should get together to root out the problem from the society. They said that if the children are not able to live a normal childhood and have to bear the burden of labour, it would makes them lead distorted lives, violates human rights and only gives birth to more problems in society.

At the painting exhibition, not just the students, but several teachers and artists including Jaspreet Mohan Singh exhibited painting regarding the issue.