The report below appeared on the Australian blog PNG Attitude as written by a PNG man. It is the story of a young boy living in Madang away from his village. Please click:
Street child! Nakan of Madang town
It is a story that brings sadness about a boy who gathers empty drink bottles to buy food for his mother and siblings.
He is said to be 7 years old but to be in grade 2 over 7 years ago puts him at 14 years old.
His way of living in collecting empty bottles is the story of thousands of men, women and children in this country.
People come to the cities for many reasons but can not find work. They have no land on which to build gardens.
They all end up making money in similar ways. The trick is to buy or steal a carton that contains goods that can be broken up and sold separately.
It involves money to buy but no work to produce. Theft reduces the overhead and increases the profit.
A packet of cigarettes can be opened and sold one at a time for K1 a cigarette.
That is a good profit for someone who walks around the streets selling cigarettes to people who need a smoke but cannot afford a whole packet.
Drinks can be made from cordial and sold in empty drink bottles that are collected and sold to a drink maker.
Any bottle discarded on the road side will be collected within minutes. Cold drinks require access to a freezer.
DVDs are obtained in Chinese shops that are afraid of prosecution against copyright laws. These are distributed to boys who sell in the streets.
One foolish expatriate on PNG Attitude wants the authorities to clean up selling by young people.
There is no suggestion of how they will now support their families.
A cruel response in Port Moresby comes from thug police and city rangers who terrorize women sitting quietly and selling on the road side.
Rogue police love to drive over their stall by mounting the footpath in their land cruiser and scattering goods and money.
Passers-by love to scrounge in the dirt to retrieve betel nut and whatever they can find.
There is never a thought to return the goods to the poor women who has also had her bag snatched holding the day's takings. No shame. No food for her family tonight.
The city rangers are thugs who bash and steal whoever and whatever gets in their way.
They parade around the streets like nazi storm troopers each armed with a piece of wood, chain or length of steel wire.
They mainly bash women or young people - never men.
How do the do-gooder writers of PNG Attitude respond to the families who allow their daughters to engage in sex work in the security of the home in the squatter settlement?
At least they are safer than on the streets. A foolish lesbian recently wrote a report on child labour. She probably did her research out of the window of her hire car or her luxury apartment.
24 Apr 2012 – In recent days, there has been a fake report posted on the Jackson blog
Street child! Nakan of Madang town
It is a story that brings sadness about a boy who gathers empty drink bottles to buy food for his mother and siblings.
He is said to be 7 years old but to be in grade 2 over 7 years ago puts him at 14 years old.
His way of living in collecting empty bottles is the story of thousands of men, women and children in this country.
People come to the cities for many reasons but can not find work. They have no land on which to build gardens.
They all end up making money in similar ways. The trick is to buy or steal a carton that contains goods that can be broken up and sold separately.
It involves money to buy but no work to produce. Theft reduces the overhead and increases the profit.
A packet of cigarettes can be opened and sold one at a time for K1 a cigarette.
That is a good profit for someone who walks around the streets selling cigarettes to people who need a smoke but cannot afford a whole packet.
Drinks can be made from cordial and sold in empty drink bottles that are collected and sold to a drink maker.
Any bottle discarded on the road side will be collected within minutes. Cold drinks require access to a freezer.
DVDs are obtained in Chinese shops that are afraid of prosecution against copyright laws. These are distributed to boys who sell in the streets.
One foolish expatriate on PNG Attitude wants the authorities to clean up selling by young people.
There is no suggestion of how they will now support their families.
A cruel response in Port Moresby comes from thug police and city rangers who terrorize women sitting quietly and selling on the road side.
Rogue police love to drive over their stall by mounting the footpath in their land cruiser and scattering goods and money.
Passers-by love to scrounge in the dirt to retrieve betel nut and whatever they can find.
There is never a thought to return the goods to the poor women who has also had her bag snatched holding the day's takings. No shame. No food for her family tonight.
The city rangers are thugs who bash and steal whoever and whatever gets in their way.
They parade around the streets like nazi storm troopers each armed with a piece of wood, chain or length of steel wire.
They mainly bash women or young people - never men.
How do the do-gooder writers of PNG Attitude respond to the families who allow their daughters to engage in sex work in the security of the home in the squatter settlement?
At least they are safer than on the streets. A foolish lesbian recently wrote a report on child labour. She probably did her research out of the window of her hire car or her luxury apartment.
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