Practicing Success
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. Madhu is a 15-year old school dropout. She stopped going to school after failing in class VIII. Her father, a tailor, expired last year. He was suffering from Tuberculosis. This made it necessary for the children and their mother to work. Her elder brother aged 17 years works in a grocery shop and the younger one aged 14 years is engaged in chocolate packaging. Madhu and her mother roll bidis. Madhu started rolling bidis at an early age and she enjoys it as it provides her the opportunity to sit close to her mother and other women and listen to them chat. She fills tobacco into the rolled tendu leaves. She spends most of her time in this activity apart from the time spent doing household chores. Due to long hours of sitting in the same posture daily, she suffers from backache. Madhu wants to restart her schooling. |
Madhu's work as a bidi worker is an example of: |
Industrial labour Child labour Free labour Abuse |
Child labour |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Child labour Child labour is generally defined as work that is inappropriate for a child's age, mental or physical development, potential or school hours. At 15, Madhu is legally a child in most countries and should be in school.
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