HORTATORY EXPOSITION
Social function : To persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the case.
Generic structure
1. Thesis announcement of issue concern.
2. Argument : reason for concern, leading to recommendation
3. Recommendation : statement of what ought or ought not to happen.
Thesis
International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) major project is the
reduction of child-labour. The use of child-labour in the manufacturing of
products is very strong in East Asia. Children
as young as six and seven work at jobs from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. They work in
conditions which are very unhealthy. They are just given one meal a day.
Argument
ILO recognizes the fact that child labour has been around for al long
time. In the UK, there used
to be children of five and six years working in the cloth mills of Lancashire and in the coal mines. Employers found
children less troublesome. They could also be paid less.
Argument
Nowadays child labour is very common in Asia and Africa.
In India and Afghanistan
employers use child labour in the carpet and glass industries. They claim that
young children have nimble fingers. They can do the job better than adults.
Argument
Child labour is undesirable. Yet it seems to be necessary in low -
income countries. Poverty often makes child labour necessary. Poor families
need the money that their children earn.
Recommendation
Schooling is necessary in the battle against child labour. One
of the main problems with schooling is its cost. Parents have to find the money
for school fees, uniforms, school books and pencils. Then there is the cost of
transport to school. An ILO report in 1996 recommended that income of parents
be raised. If they get a better income, these children would be sent to school.
So the first priority should be to provide skills training for parents. Then
they would be able to earn more and be able to send their children to school.
Adapted from: Informational English for Senior High School
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