Child Labor -- Robbing Children of Their Youth. From: Pediatric Nursing | Date: November 1, 2000| Author: Conley, Jeanine | COPYRIGHT 2000 Jannetti Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Salani Radnayaka works in a house that has five family members. She is the only servant and keeps busy all day working, washing, cleaning, and preparing food. The children in the family go to school, but Salani does not. They also watch TV, but Salani is not allowed. She always works. She sleeps on the floor in the dining room. She has never been home to visit since beginning work. Her parents came to visit her twice to collect money from the family for whom Salani works, but Salani...

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