Child laborers make a living in the hot sun

(Baonghean.vn) - During the summer, instead of having fun, the children who work as "shell carriers" in Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town have to work and earn money. This is an extremely hard and tiring job with many potential risks of occupational safety...

The profession of carrying clams is essentially the profession of carrying and carrying bricks. This profession has only begun to arise in the last 5 years when brick workshops have developed rapidly in Quynh Luu and Hoang Mai Town.

The work is hard, unstable, and requires working in difficult conditions, so mainly only women and children participate.

Quynh and Phuong (Hamlet 9, Quynh Xuan Commune) are only in 7th grade this year. However, both of them have been doing this job for more than 2 years.

Each brick weighs from 3 to 5 kg. For every 1,000 bricks they carry, they will be paid 30,000 VND.

The working environment is dusty, unsafe and completely devoid of protective gear.

Each truck carries an average of 3,000 - 4,000 dashboards. After 2 hours of loading and unloading, workers will be paid 90,000 - 120,000 VND. This amount is divided equally among 7 workers, so the income each person receives is not much.

According to the provisions of the Labor Code, children under 15 years old are only allowed to work in some light, specific jobs (arts, crafts, and fine arts). However, contrary to the regulations, the use of child labor in Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town is quite common and is considered normal by the people here.

Boy Ho Sy Than, Quynh Van Commune is only 13 years old this year, in 6th grade. Since the beginning of summer, he and his mother have gone to the dashboard workshop in the neighborhood to work.

Here, the amount of work done by a child worker is considered equal to that of an adult even though they are not yet of legal age to work.

Hard work and worries about making a living also make children lose their summer, their childhood and their rights as children.

My Ha