Stop Child Labour- Bolanle Ambode Charges Parents and Guardians


Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called on mothers and guardians to stop child labour and pay more attention to the welfare of their children and wards.
She made the remarks over the weekend while interacting with newsmen at Ikeja, on the celebration of the 2017 World Day Against Child Labour.

Bolanle noted that, child labour is a crime against humanity as it keeps the child away from all benefits of childhood, which is about the happiest and most memorable period in the life of a human-being.
According to her, the non-eradication of the illegal act interferes with the child’s right to basic education and care, thus making them vulnerable.
She described child labour as “the employment of children in any work that deprives children of the joy of childhood; interferes with their ability to attend regular schools” adding that such practice is “mentally, physically, socially and morally dangerous and harmful to the society as it is considered exploitative.”

“Every child should enjoy their childhood, a stage when they must live in the love and care of their parents. However, this illegal act of child labour forces the child to live like an adult. It causes untold emotional pains for the child and leads to unhealthy and unbalanced development of the mind, as well as social and intellectual backwardness”, argued Bolanle Ambode.

Speaking further, Bolanle noted that healthy children are the future and power-house of any country, stressing that engaging in child labour amounts to destroying the future of the children and the country.

She also commended Lagos as the first state in the federation to pass the Child’s Rights Law, thus providing the platform to enforce the rights of the child.

She enjoined mothers and guardians to always extend love to their children/wards and ensure school enrolment for them, even as they ensure that these children grow with good memories of childhood.
June 12, every year is set aside as World Day Against Child Labour, to raise awareness on the plight of children that are exploited through child labour across the world.

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