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| Child labour on rise in Varsity, authorities oblivious | | | Pardeep Singh
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, September 30: Contradicting the tall claims of center government and state government for the prevention of child labour, Jammu University is explicitly executing child labour in the University campus. On entering the main gate of the Higher Institute of Education, JU, one can witness the children’s busy dealing with customers. From serving to dishwashing, every thing is done by children’s under the nose of University administration.
It was obvious that children working in factories with little bare hands have no one to listen but when the temple of knowledge starts such activities what will happen to rights of child.
The spot is so popular that even teaching faculty often visits there. Just adjacent to the Vice Chancellors chamber, the kids of hardly 13-14 years provide service to the students and teachers of the University, besides, visitors. Situated at the eyespot of the University, there is no one to concern over the injustice met to little kids. Even no body ever pitched voice against the breaching of laws.
Though the officials of the University alleged that the Varsity has its own department for the adhoc course of child labour, despite of it they are allowing owners to make use of children’s in their business. Where on one side government has issued right to education to everyone, University is reciprocating the same by sheltering child labour.
“They are economical and do what ever we want from them. They need money and we provide them, what is bad in it,” said owner of the Rehri, wishing anonymity. The owners also perceive that this practice will alleviate poverty.
He said that these kids are enthusiastic and they have good pace of work, they are from poor families. He added that to meet the both ends many Rehri owners put their own children’s on job.
Student fraternity also displeased this casual attitude of the University authorities. They alleged that the job of the administration is to fetch money from these owners, they are not concerned with what they do.
“This is pathetic, that on one side University is claiming tall promises to eradicate child labour from the state, whereas on the other side they are running such activities under their own nose. We have been taught in the classes that child labour is the biggest crime against the integrity and prosperity of nation, whereas they themselves breach that integrity,” said a student Sunaina.
Various Unions of the Jammu University also expressed their resentment over the issue and said that they have never noticed such thing but it is for sure that if any such thing would be brewing in the university campus they will go for protest against university authorities.
When contacted Jammu University, Dean Student Welfare, Prof. NK Triphati, he said that he was unaware with the fact, but at earliest he will take action against the same.
“We have a committee, who check all such practices and dealt with violators, I will personally visit the place and stop such malpractice immediately,” said Tripathi, adding that we have laid down a strict guidelines for the Rehris and Cafeteria’s working in University campus. The violators of those guidelines will be punished.
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