Tuesday 5 January 2010

'Hazardous work'



What the children considered to be hazardous varried.Some activities like wiping floor,fetching water,hawking.For most it meant where they could hurt themselves such as working near a fire,working with sharp objects,grating spices,beaking bricks etc.There are also hard work like carrying weights,pulling carts and welding.Generally children feel that,it is up to them to avoid getting hurt or injured.The protection measures that they mentioned were mainly being more careful nad attentive,so as not get hurt.Some of the children seemed to have knowledge about protective measures such as gloves or protective goggles.Girls who are brick chipping,they feel this work is hazardous for their health and well being.they were exposed to people on the street and mastans.This type of girls said,they do not talk when they are working.

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