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Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by JustCurious: 1:46pm On Nov 16, 2014 |
Appliedmaths: It would have been okay to let the children trade freely on the streets IF there are no high risks involved, especially for those who run after moving vehicles on expressway. It's damn too risky. And, that was why I shared the link above..www.rsnnigeria..com/2014/11/boys-on-street_8.html?m=1 Do you know how many of them get knocked down on expressways on daily basis? Maybe you should do some research work on that, too. It's quite okay if children trade on less busy road, and not expressways. This is a NO-NO for me. Kindly read up the short reflection on that link, pls. Thanks. |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by Appliedmaths(m): 4:39pm On Nov 16, 2014 |
JustCurious: Again it boils down to a collective decision between the Government, relevant agencies and the community which would comprise of the parents. Believe me you can't tell a man who depends on his 2 children's income from street trading to take his children OFF THE STREET. I understand your point of view, but no manner of compulsory Govt. Strict law would take these kids off the street. They have tried to forcefully take them off the streets and they have successfully FAILED. MY TAKE: provide a Market structure ( like a relief market ) to accommodate these kids, you can't just STOP their trade and expect them to go home empty handed. Ask yourself this question, "if not for the Informal sector what would have been the fate of most Nigerians?" As it stands today, the Informal sector is the largest employer about 55% of labor in Nigeria. So still airing my views in favour of street trading, I believe in order to reduce its advantages certain step-by-step measures needs to be introduced and not just giving the go ahead to STOP street trading activities. 1 Like |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by englishmart(m): 4:48pm On Nov 16, 2014 |
Neldrizzy:very pathetic indeed... 1 Like |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by SenatorJames(m): 10:03pm On Nov 16, 2014 |
Enosa1:Ignoring them is good, but its just a temporary solution. Our Government should enforce policy on child welfare, With that things may improve. If you refuse to buy from them, many others will buy and the business continues. |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by Enosa1(m): 10:21pm On Nov 16, 2014 |
SenatorJames:Since you are a senator,I believe you are in a better position to bring the matter before relevant authority |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by chiibekee(f): 6:27am On Nov 17, 2014 |
eleojo23:what baffles me most is that people use it as a way of making money. They will gather those children to be selling and accounting daily for them. They will keep threatening those kids that if they don't play along with them, they will be killed. Sometimes I don't feel guilty not giving them money cos they are working for one man. I think the best thing is for the government to make provisions and stop street hawking. Thank u. 1 Like |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by veritas312(m): 12:12pm On Nov 21, 2014 |
Appliedmaths:I like the way you articulated your points...but I beg to disagree with a premise you used...the example of a man depending on the income generated by his kids. That sounds appalling, it is the duty of the parent to provide for the kids and not the other way around. Why must the innocent kids be made to pay for their parent's wrong choices? Why have children when you can't even take care of your own self? |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by veritas312(m): 12:18pm On Nov 21, 2014 |
chiibekee:My sister, it is a criminal offence under the child Rights law here in Nigeria. The sad news is that no state govt aside from Lagos has domesticated that particular law....and that includes the FTC. Even the Lagos that have domesticated the law is still lagging behind when it comes to implementation. In that case what do we now do. My humble submission is that, this is only a symptom of a sick socioeconomic system...and we can only correct it if we treat the whole system with the right amount of political will. Until then, the vicious cycle will continue. |
Re: Patronizing Children(young) Street Hawkers by Appliedmaths(m): 12:57pm On Nov 21, 2014 |
veritas312: As appalling as it may sound, these are real life issues. This is what is on ground, where an okada man would give birth to five children and still depend on one okada to cater for the family. So what do you expect? I have taken a survey, and truth is some situations are really porous, others are fair while only a few are good. |
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