Care & Concern for Children

As I read through this mornings Washington post, I was concerned and disturbed by the trend in child labor, in India. This is one of the most cruel condition for any child, to go through. 50 cents a day equals roughly Rs 20, which is sheer exploitation, the minimum wage is $2.50. The minimum wage in urban areas are Rs 80 to Rs 200 per day. Given the physical labor involved hear if adults are paid Rs 400 a day ($1 per hour) the parents wont force there children into labor. Approximately Rs 800 to Rs 1000 per day per couple will give them a reasonable Rs 20000 or so per month which can make them afford a decent standard of living? Its totally unbelievable that this sort of exploitation of labor is allowed today, especially amongst construction workers. I do know that things are improving in many other industries. What came to my mind is how Gurudev has a program to save these children and how all of us can help, with direct impact, and increase the number of children under his care from 6000 to 6 million.