Child Labour in Goa There are many children in age group 13-16years work in Goa too. They don't just work 8 hrs a day or 6 days a week but many of them work for av,13hrs a day and 7 days a week. Their av. earning for 12 hrs is Rs.90 per day or shift.
Almost all of the them are migrant children either from other Indian states like Karnataka, Maharastra, Karnatak, Bihar, UP or neighbouring country like Nepal. It is very common in hotels jobs, Security jobs, Constructions jobs and other areas like vegetable markets etc. Poverty is not always the main reason for child labour. When asked a child of 14 why you work at this young age? he replied ' he (his mother) is saving for his sister's wedding who is 13'. His other two elder brothers working in Goa too plus mom & dad and they have their house in Chimbel. In an another case, one working in the vegetable market Panaji who starts at 6am and finished at 8.30pm (14.5hrs) the the employer pays him Rs.100 on daily basis, he too is 14 and his other family members (elder to him) are working too. 16 years old boy who is working as a security (at a residential complex) who works av.13 hrs a day/ 7 days a week and gets Rs.2500 per month. And if the second person does not turns up then he does 24-25hrs shift. He came to Goa 3 years ago from Nepal. He too says Goa pay is good. Goa has become a heaven for child labour and the employers will do their level best to exploit it. They hire and fire them just like that as they know there are abundant supply of labour in Goa and that too very cheap. JoeSays: It seems their parents bringing their children into this world as investment so that they can send them to work as young as 12 for money. Parent's duty is to send their children to school, there are plenty free Schools in Goa but greedy parents prefer to send them to work instead. However, it appears that they only take advantage of our free Goa Medical/hospital facilities and not schools. Goa government should identify such children and then they should either be sent to school or back to where they come from. Or else, more and more children will migrate to Goa for money and this could even result in more and more tourists coming to Goa for 'Child sex' . Goa Govt. should act now. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ Konkani Songs, Goan Photos, Tiatr/Film VCDs, Bank interest rates etc etc (for updates etc click below) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
