I'd like to share the story of a working child. Her name is Hamdeya and she is now 13 years old. She had been working since she was 5 years old. She had to work for the son of the countryside mayor against her will.
Being a young child of only 5 years of age, she was active and naughty. Although she loved the mayor's grand-daughter. But, she taught the young girl to swear at her parents as they used to hit her.
Her masters allowed her only a little amount of food, so she used to spoil their food or hide some in the tissues. At last, they dismissed her as she began to swear at them in their presence. She doesn't work now and she is known to be ill-mannered.
I believe the real problem behind child labour is the parents of these children. They aren't educated and they suffer from very bad life conditions, which forces them to use their children in gaining money. Hamdya is the victim of her parents, who instead of giving her a proper education and providing her with care, caused her to work at this early age.
Parents, please take good care of your children
Yasmine Samy
Cairo - Egypt
The Story of Hamdeya:
fromYasmine Samy,
Cairo - Egypt