Syrian children go to work instead of school.

Hello.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37415693
Today I read an article about some Syrian children that have to work to provide themselves and their family. We meet 15 year old Kamel that work on a shoe factory with his younger brother. He and his brother is a Syrian refugee from across the border. Kamel works 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and earn 250 turkish lira ($84) each week. He send 150 turkish lira to his family and keep 100 for him and his brother.

We also meet Hussein from Aleppo, which is 12 years old. He also work in a factory, but he works with machines that are dangerous and health damaging. He and his family had to move to Turkey since his hometown Aleppo was under bombing attack, under this action his father was injured and are unable to work. This is why Hussein has to work, too earn money to the family since the father can not do it him self.

These to boys have in common that they both went to school before, they did great in school and was intelligent. But they both had to choose work above school to support their family with money to provide them and for other necessary stuff.

It is so sad that children like them have to work to earn money for their whole family. When children are so small like Kamal and Hussein which is only 15 and 12, they are incapable to provide an entire family. They should go to school to get an adduction so they have an possibility to get a good paid job when they get older, and to have a future.

-Amalie