Vasco and the whole of Goa were shocked by the news of the rape and murder of a 5 years old girl child.
In Goa, we recruit labour for construction and other activities without adequate provision for the safety of their families and especially for their children. Time and again we have said that the tin sheds that house these labourers are unsafe. Also, it should be mandatory to provide letches to the doors occupied by families of labourers.
A rosebud has been tortured and killed by lusty men in an inebriated state. Are our children marked down victims to violate and kill the child to destroy evidence?
We feel that the Labour Department, the Panchayats and Municipalities have a duty to ensure the Safety, Welfare, Care of the children of those migrating to Goa in search of jobs.
Under Construction buildings otherwise too endanger the limb and life of innocent women and specially children who are being exploited by those in the construction boom.
Bailancho Ekvott has requested the builders and developers to appoint special caretakers to take care of the children in the absence of their parents as well as to ensure that children are protected.