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Child Labour- At the Side of the Road- Our Future

At the Side of the Road- Our Future Pakistan: December 11, 2012 : At the outskirts of Jaffarabad (a flood affected area in Balochistan), on the side of the road, I found two children, hardly five years old, collecting something from a heap of garbage. I went to them and observed what they were doing. They were picking iron pieces from a heap of garbage. On inquiring they told that they earn 20 rupees (Quarter US Dollar) after the whole day work. Their homes were destroyed by recent floods and had to work to earn for their homes. I was so sad to see the future of Pakistan at the side of the road picking some iron pieces. Balochistan government has still not made international appeal   for the flood affectees and civil society is silent. There are thousands of families who are perishing and our future is collecting pieces of iron. Is it not a moment to think!!!!