Child labour offers better life: Farah Khan

Child labour is a crime and this woman who has employed and abused a helpless 10-year-old child should be put in jail and treated in exactly the same manner in which she treated the child, there.

But let me also point out that there are two sides to this issue. The government has taken the easy way out and just simply banned child labour. But while I always make sure that I do employ people above the age of 18, the fact is that many people employ children in order to give them a better life.

If they are in a good home, a safe home and they are better off than being on the streets, where they might be forced to do all sorts of things, then the government needs to find a solution to make sure they are not treated inhumanly in the process.

The only way to stop something like this is education for all. I am too small to suggest a solution for something like this, but the whole system needs to change.

(As told to Gayatri)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Child-labour-offers-better-life-Farah-Khan/articleshow/4933606.cms

I second that statement...children are better off in safe homes where they're treated better than begging or ending up in red light areas! they should have a law for these kids...where they can seek help from some community incase of harassment!!

Education is very important. One does not need to be highly educated but the basics are very important.

That is true in a way but more needs to be done to get them off the street and no need to work either but educated.