In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work, some people regard this as completely wrong while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. Discuss both these views and give your opinion

Children are involved in different kinds of paid jobs in several countries. While some individuals view

this

act as totally unacceptable, others think it is an essential opportunity for them. In my opinion,

this

form of employment helps them to gain

work

experience and knowledge, which will make them more financially responsible in future. The reason why many people believe it is completely

condemnable

to make young ones to

work

in order to get salary is that, it exposes them to a lot of danger including the risk of untimely death.

This

age group

are not yet mature

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has not yet matured

enough to fend for themselves on their own and they may get knocked down by moving vehicles on their way to

work

.

This

is a common problem they face in a busy place

such

as Lagos state, Nigeria. A survey done in

this

region

last

year by

Non governmental organization

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the non governmental organization

the Non governmental organization

a Non governmental organization

Non governmental organizations

, Save the children Network, revealed that they are more prone to death while transiting to

work

than any other part of the population.

Hence

, it is necessary to discourage paid employment among them to reduce the incidence of untimely demise. The other side of

this

debate, which I agree with,

opine

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opinion

that

this

type of engagement is a form of experience which culminates into shaping them to become more financially responsible.

This

is because children are unlikely to squander money that they

work

for by themselves.

Moreover

, it can

also

encourage them to inculcate good saving habits at an early

age which might

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age, which might

aid their success in

future

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the future

. The story of many business moguls comes to mind in

this

case, most of their autobiographies available online show that, a good number of them had engaged in one form of paid engagements or the other which helped them to learn financial prudence. In conclusion, while others think that juveniles should not be exposed to engagements where they receive salary due to risk of untimely death, I believe that doing contrary will help them to gain experience which aid good

monetary

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money

management.