Child labor

[Cisse]

I have wondered this before but on my visit this time noticed once again that you have lots of youngsters working there. Mostly in shops, pubs, cafes etc. What does grown ups do ?

[Duracell]

Grown ups are upstairs telling us what to do 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />

What's it like in Finland? Surely people start work their around 16 too? You're massively rich out there so I wouldn't be surprised if you started buying our teenagers to work for Nokia.

[Cisse]

Our kids study or pretend to until 24 - 28 and then they move to the unemployment line.

[derbydan]

watch jeremy kyle, sit at the top of artington street / river gardens fagging it & drinking frosty jacks ect ect mainly

There are ofcourse many many good people gainfully employed however

[Cisse]

You should be very proud of your youngsters there. There is no chance that kids of that age could get things run so smoothly in hotels, restaurants and shops.

[lyndsey]

My daughter started work at 14 in a soft play centre she works weekends and during school holidays, to me it give them a good work ethic for when they are older, plus it's teaching her the value of money.

[DCFCfranco]

16 and never had a job 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

[Boycie]

I had a paper round, and on a Friday used to collect the money for the papers.

I was only about 14, Of course the risk was to be mugged, raped, buggered, pillaged and molested. But the customers still opened the doors to me.

[Cisse]

I had a paper round, and on a Friday used to collect the money for the papers.

I was only about 14, Of course the risk was to be mugged, raped, buggered, pillaged and molested. But the customers still opened the doors to me.

Oh you had papers back then ? 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

[ladyram]

Oh you had papers back then ? 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

I had a paper round, The Barnsley Chronicle every Friday, and The Barnsley Star every weekday. Them chronicles were massive thick things, and I used to get 25 of them in me bag and I had to cross farmers fields to get them delivered. In winter, in the dark, trying to dodge the cow ****, impossible when it was pitch. I used to get £3 and thought I was a millionaire 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

[-JW-]

I had a paper round, and on a Friday used to collect the money for the papers.

I was only about 14, Of course the risk was to be mugged, raped, buggered, pillaged and molested. But the customers still opened the doors to me.

Did you open your back doors for them??

[DerbyshireFox]

I was working with my dad on the coal wagons when I was 14 (Saturdays and holidays).

[PrivateDerby]

Yeah well, I was down t' pit at 8 years old.

[DerbyshireFox]

Yeah well, I was down t' pit at 8 years old.

Thats nothing....

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

[mozza]

luxury..

[ramexpat]

I had a milk round from when i was 13 , 20 quid a week , from 5 till school time ,,, all the milk a 13 year old lad could drink 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

[mozza]

i was 'spud bashing' at 13.. 8 hour shift, 12s/6d..back breaking..

creosoted the 'inside' of dog kennels, flippin' burns that stuff.. 5 bob.. geez child labour

[MrsRam]

Michael Palin 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Boycie]

Well, before I was born I was fish heading at the local chippy, then just before the sun came up I'd make sure the horse that pulled the milk cart was fed and watered. Before school, if you could call it school ,I'd fitness train the butchers dog.

[PrivateDerby]

Normandy was pretty tough to be honest.