Child Labor: Illegal Practice that Has a Tough Life

The alleged "child labor" involving the rector of the college cases MEDCOTrinity is not an isolated case. This phenomenon is growing especially in the capital. During a trip to Port Louis yesterday Wednesday, June 5, it was seen first hand that many miners work. These are used most often by shops, street vendors or in small restaurants. They are, most of the time allocated to cleaning or cooking.

Like this boy of ten years, working for a trader located in a busy street in the capital. It's been three months since he is employed there as a seller. Why is not he in school? Because he is not good at studies, he says. And it was his mother who had an incentive to find a job, says Will ii.

A few yards away, in a jewelry, you can see the frail girl of 14 years figure ... For two years she worked there as a salesperson. His salary: Rs 2000.

Cases among many others on which SAFIRE attention. In 2012, the NGO conducted a study on street children. All of which leads to Edley Maurer, the coordinator, the working children are often exploited by employers. "The study demonstrates SAFIRE In addition, the age at which children begin to work varies on average between 13 and 14 years. And 24.3% of the 308 children surveyed were employed in the "unskilled" sector and 18.9% in the cleaning sector. 68 does not make money, while the average wage for those paid totaled around Rs 3532, 62.

However, the law is could not be more clear about it, reveals an official at the Ministry of Labour." Children who are under 16 are not allowed to work, even if they have the consent of their parents . "His comments corroborated by counsel Jenny Mooteealloo. She noted, however, that according to the Employment Rights Act , adolescents over 16 years and under 18 years have the right to work. But " in this case, the employer must keep a record containing details of the employee, such as age, name and other personal information , "she says.

As the rector of the college MEDCO Trinity, he is alleged to have employed students there on his behalf. He did not have cold feet because it is illegal. He was brought before a disciplinary committee. The officers of the Ombudsman for Children , also heard the President currently suspended.