Kids in hazardous job as tempo helpers

The tempos that ply the roads of Chittagong city employ children as assistants who collect fares from the passengers and assist the drivers. Many of the tempo assistants are barely ten years old. They are compelled to do this risky job for long hours. There is every possibility of losing the grip of the handle and falling from the running vehicle. Shouldn't they be at school instead of working as tempo assistants? But no one seems to care about their well-being. Something should be done to free those boys, rehabilitate them and give them back their childhood. The government can formulate a law prohibiting the tempo owners to employ any kids in such a risky job.

Zabed Wali
Chittagong