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As for the child labour and stuff,
Child labour is wrong. But you have to udnerstand why some do it. Because their father is too ill to work, or they do not have a father. Ladies in the subcontinent tend not to work, except for in homes. It is changing. But will take quite some time yet. It all depends in the areas you live in. The more developed it is, the more western like ways there are. Fashion, women working, fair trial in courts etc.
As for cheap labour, I'm going to give Pakistan as an example. ?1 = 112Rps. Workers in pakistan get around 600Rps a day, which is what? Less than ?6
You look at it in ?, but in Rps, its big. Up till Recently, this was enough for a family of 5 for a full day. Once person working, and providing for 5. And there, you have to pay for doctor, hospital, School, Books, Utilities, everything has a price. Yet, that same one worker on 600Rps can even afford to keep a car! Ok, theres no Road Tax, no insurance no regular maintenance. but still they could do it.
So why are there so many beggers in Pakistan?
Simple! beggers make 1000Rps a day on average. Why work, when you can get the money for free? 99% of the beggers are not real beggers. When I was in Pakistan, I saw a begger got taken in by the Police. He said he was from a city that is more than 1000Miles from thhe City he begging in. He said every Month, I go home on holiday for 7 days. I go by AEROPLANE.
I have seen an old woman badly clothed. She was pushing a a trolley in which a naked boy was sleeping. Begging. Well guess what? She was also one of the rich ones.
I seen a woman going throught the garbage pile, opening all the rubbish bags. She was looking for vegetables that people had thrown away, so she could go home and cook them for her 2 kids. Her husband had died. She was the one in need. Yet, she never once begged. Her Youngest son is famous in the city as a religious singer now. many are helping her. But what about all those years before?
That same day, I went to an event, where I was supposed to sing. I told the poeple about that, and that boy was given in excess of 1Million Rps. I had to drop him home because he was scared his mum would think he had stolen.
Those who need the money are not getting it. And those who don't are getting too much of it.
The wage now needs to be increased as the price of everything is increasing, but before it was ok according to their economy.
When aid is sent, it needs to be given to the correct people.
4 Years ago, when the earthquake came in Pakistan, the Imam of my mosque went to Pakistan to give aid. He drove past a place where there were nice tents, and people were happy. Food was given warm tents given and all that. 5 mins walk down the road, he saw tents made out of rags.
He asked them why you here, he said the aid centre up the road was not giving them aid, because they refused to sign the paper they gave to say that they will change their beleifs, vote for a certain group in the elections and many other things.
These are things that need to be sorted! Not, I will not buy from here because they are employing kids. Why dont you do summat to make sure ther family is getting the aid?
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