Thanuja Pieris Friday, 19 August 2022 02:51 PM

Noble cause, but who will feed this kids in poverty? Prasanna Ranathunga? Namal RajaPaksha? From their looted money? Get real.

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Tilak Friday, 19 August 2022 03:29 PM

In the western countries school children do part time jobs and earn their spending money. The proposal to allow school goers to work is a very good one. It takes off pressure on the parents and teaches children to stand on their own and be productive.. it would put a stop to the ANTHAREY mentality which expects others to feed them.

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Employer Friday, 19 August 2022 03:36 PM

Many advanced countries encourage children to perform paid part time employment. This is to inculcate a good work ethic from a young age and to help them understand the value of earned income. Employers often look very favourably on young candidates who have sound prior early work experience at an early age and sound references from their employers. These people who protest saying it is child labour just have no idea the good that is does to a child to develop some very valuable habits and skills early in life. Onecwonders if they are professional protesters or whether they are meaningfully employed persons.

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sam Friday, 19 August 2022 03:45 PM

How will this country progress?? Every day some group or the other is on the streets protesting against one thing or the other, while all these people are supposed to be inside an office working for the salary they receive.

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Dee Friday, 19 August 2022 09:29 PM

They seem to be from our local universities. Educated FOC. Sees no value in life. Expecting everything to come for free or at a subsidy! Worst thing is they feel it is their rights!! (Little do they know that someone else has to pay for their sins)

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Tissa Fernando Friday, 19 August 2022 11:20 PM

Paid protests. These guys are definitely having a child servant from upcountry estates working in their houses. Remember Rishad Baithudeen cade. That bugher is smiling is waiting to get a minister post.

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Paid Protesters Saturday, 20 August 2022 10:43 AM

Above 16 is not child labour. These people are a bunch of idiots. Let children earn a buck as in other advanced countries making it easy for their parents.

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Silly Point Saturday, 20 August 2022 01:40 PM

In Australia children aged 14 years and 9 months are allowed to work. While they are at school, they are sent for work experience of two weeks. Most of them continue to work part-time after school.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 20 August 2022 03:13 PM

Do you know in many homes orphns taken as servants to homes at young age, they were only fed, but humiliated, assulted paid no salaries at all, since they have no home to go. The Gramasevakas should collect details of these categories and safeguard these people.

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Sean M Saturday, 20 August 2022 06:10 PM

In developed countries like North America, where I am from, part time jobs for younger generation is a norm. Several schools run Co-op programs where younger generation has an opportunity to take up a part time job. This will teach them work ethics, independence and self confidence and earn some pocket change at the same time. It is sad these so called protesters are against it. This is why with over 2500 years of rich history, the country is still in international backstage. Grow up guys !!

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Ceylonese Sunday, 21 August 2022 07:25 AM

What about our Sri Lankan women working in the Middle East as house maids which was the main foreign exchange earner when covid-19 hit the country in 2020. It is estimated that there were more than 100,000 Sri Lankan women working over there abandoning their children and also ending up with broken marriages and many losing their lives due to sexual assault etc..In western countries children are encouraged by their parents to work after school hours at shopping centres, KFC McDonalds etc to earn some pocket money and also gain some work experience before they complete their education which helps them in the long run.

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Twisted mind Sunday, 21 August 2022 07:56 AM

If these guys talk about system change, children above 16 doing a part time job should be encouraged, not criticized.

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Gunadasa Sunday, 21 August 2022 12:34 PM

These lefties are still living in 1930's

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