Radio show in small Indian town gives rare voice to child workers: via TRF_Stories
GORAKHPUR, India, Feb 12 - Balloon seller Nisha, 9, said purple was her favourite colour as she spoke into the microphone on a radio show in north India dedicated to highlighting the voices of child workers.
"Yes, I do that when I see them cry," said Nisha, rocking on a swivel chair as she took part in a newly-launched hour-long weekly show featuring child workers. Campaigners said this concession for family businesses has enabled employers to hire children to work in brick kilns, bangle and garment units, shoes factories and also on the streets and at train stations selling balloons, water or tea.
The charity launched the weekly radio show on child workers four months ago to give children a medium to express themselves and to give the town a lesson on empathy and child labour laws. Mithai Lal Gupta, member of Gorakhpur's Child Welfare Committee, said putting child street workers into shelters was not the solution as they just started work again once out.
Among the dozen children who walked into the radio studio with Nisha, more than half had quit working.
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