Domestic child labor is work done in
a third party's or employer’s home. Basically, domestic child laborers perform
domestic chores such as cleaning the house, cooking, washing dishes and
clothes, and taking care of the child.
Domestic child laborers face many difficulties with their education. But they are also successful because of their education inclination.
Especially in Kathmandu areas, the number of domestic child laborers is increasing. In search of a better future, children have come to choose domestic child labor. Here, a better future means going to school and getting educated.
Public schools in Kathmandu Metropolitan City have a high percentage of domestic child labor. According to the education department of the metropolis, there is a high percentage of domestic child laborers studying in the city's 86 public schools. It has not yet been determined how many students are child laborers. However, many students who come to schools within the metropolis are child labourers, says Saraswati Pokharel, assistant director of the metropolis' education department. After Pokharel said this, we asked the principals of some government schools in the metropolis about this. They also informed us that many child laborers are among their students. According to Bansbari High School Principal Anil Jha, 'Some students of class 3-4 also tell stories of working, and many students of class 6 to 10 are child labourers. In classes 11-12, this number is less2.
Domestic child labor is a highly disciplined profession. Children involved in this profession always maintain discipline. In almost all government schools in Kathmandu, children pursue their education through domestic child labor. But they are unorganized. Few children reveal their identities. Because others' behavior towards identity-speaking children is not helpful at all.
Domestic child laborers face many difficulties with their education. But they are also successful because of their education inclination.
Children are deprived of the opportunity to enjoy all childhood rights. They don't have enough time to play and eat food. They always have to get up early to do housework. Domestic child laborers follow their own rules.
The purpose of domestic child labor is similar to Talcott Parsons' Grand Theory of Action. According to Parson's action theory, there needs to be a role player, or "actor", and the actor can be either a single individual or a collective. An actor who is motivated to achieve a goal cannot ignore the rules of the game, because the rules define their end and their behavior.
A domestic child laborer is an actor
like Parsons Theory. They perform such roles for their education goals. Child
laborers face many problems while learning. Children only study after finishing
household chores. But they enjoy such types of trouble. As a result, they are
focused on their goals.
Talcott Parsons' actors know their obstacles. Whenever obstacles arise, they are always prepared. A domestic child laborer gets a chance to educate through this job.
Attending to school means getting an education. Having the opportunity to read and write while working as a domestic worker should be taken positively. Because education provides the opportunity to recognize the alphabet.
So the reason why children are ready
to work as domestic child laborers is because Parsons' actors have set a goal
of education. If education was easy to obtain, children would not work as
domestic child laborers. In conclusion, domestic child laborers should be
treated the same as other children. So treat them the same way employers care
for their children.
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