LOST SPRING

Stories of Stolen Childhood

THEME
The plight of street children forced into labour early
in life and denied the opportunity of schooling

The callousness of society and the political class to

the suffering of poor
1 PART
st

 The 1st part tells author's impressions regarding the life of poor rag
pickers.the rag pickers have come from dhaka. destruction has come in
their fields and homes due to storms. they had come to big city in hope of
finding living there, but the reality was painful as they had to face many
hardships.they are certainly poor and lack various resources. The writer
watches saheb every morning as he scrounges for "gold" in the
neighbourhood. The means of survival for these ragpickers is garbage.
These people have ambitons and desires. The problem is that they do not
know how to make them possible. As such there condition is full of
misery and hopeless.
2 PART
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 THE 2ND PART EXPLORES THE LIFE OF MUKESH. MUKESH IS A

BOY WHO BELONGS TO FAMILY OF BANGLE MAKERS.
FIROZABAD (5 FAMOUS FOR ITS AMAZING GLASS BLOWING
INDUSTRY. THERE IS AN ENGAGEMENT OF NEARLY 20000
CHILDREN IN THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS. NO ONE OVER THERE
RESPECTS OR UNDERSTANDS THE LAW THAT FORBIOS CHILO
LABOUR. THESE CHILDREN LIVE IN DREARY CELLS.THERE IS NO
WAY FOR THESE CHILDREN TO COME OUT OF THIS TRAP THE
POLICEMEN BUREAUCRATS, MIDDLEMEN AND POLITICIANS
WILL ALL HINDER THEIR WAY OF PROGRESS. THE WOMEN IN
THEIR HOUSEHOLO CONSIDER IT TO BE THEIR DESTINY OR FATE.
HOW CHILD LABOURS ARE
FORMED
SLAVERY

CHILD TRAFFICKING

DEBT BONDAGE

FORCED LABOUR

CHILDREN ARMED CONFLICT

MIGRATION AND CHILD

LABOUR

MINING AND QUAARYING

Steps Taken By Government

 Government has enacted the child labour

amendment act, 2016 which strictly prohibits
the employment of children under 14 years
 Discouraging people to employ children in
their home, shops and factories
Conclusion
Child labour is a social economic evil, which damages the very foundation
of nation and economy. There is a growing concern over child labour as
societies grown into becoming more and more modernized. Like any
developing country India is concerned with the issue of child labour