Page 7 - IAV Digital Magazine #403

The only true FREE CLASSIFIEDS in the Antelope Valley... Where buyers and sellers meet!
“neeD STorAGe?”
portable Storage Containers $70/mo., rent plus Delivery
We Buy/Sell, rent, rent To own Various Sizes - We DeLiVer
800-373-5899 - phelan
Toddler Tied To A Rock While Her Parents Work
By Tommy Wilkes
Fifteen month-old Shivani tugs at a plastic tape her mother has wrapped around her leg and tied to a rock at a building site in western India.
Barefoot and caked in dust, the toddler spends nine hours a day in tem- peratures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) attached to the 4.5 foot (1.4 meter) tape marked "caution."
Sarta Kalara, her mother, says she has no option but to tether Shivani to the stone despite her crying, while she and her husband work for 250 rupees ($3.8) each a shift digging holes for electricity cables in the city of Ahmedabad."I tie her so she doesn't go on the road. My younger son is three and a half so he is not able to con- trol her," said the 23-year old, covering her face with her sari.
"This site is full of traffic, I have no option. I do this for her safety."
There are about 40 mil-
lion construction workers in India, at least one in five of them women, and the majority poor migrants who shift from site to site, building infra- structure for India's booming cities.
Across the coun- try it is not uncommon to see young children rolling in the sand and mud as their parents carry bricks or dig for new roads or luxury houses.
Many such families live in tents on site or, like Shivani's, bed down in the open at night.
Prabhat Jha, head of child protection at Save the Children India, said creche facilities were rare, and usually cost.
"There should be creche facilities, either from the government or the con- struction companies. There should be a safe place for these children. They are at real risk of being hurt," Jha said.
Indian companies usually outsource the hiring of cheap labor. Contractors bring gangs of workers, often recruited from the same village, to lift, dig or hammer with little oversight or safety provi- sions.
While Shivani is tied to her rock, men pause for coconut and water amid the searing heat as mothers take quick breaks to feed their kids.
Parents said their chil- dren usually stayed with them until they are seven or eight, when they are sent to live with grand-
parents in poor tribal vil- lages in a neighboring state. Kalara, holding Shivani as the plastic tape dan- gled from her leg, said managers had turned a blind eye to her plight.
"They don't care about us or our children, they are only concerned with their work."
When a Reuters photog- rapher returned to the site on a second day, a group of laborers laying power cables threw stones at him.
Drinks • Snacks 1007 W. Ave I Lancaster 661-726-4975
CheVron peArBloSSoM WelCome You WITh FrIendlY ServICe & SmIle 13030 pearblssom hwy Pearblossom
QuArTz hill MoBil MArT & BurGerS Gas • Diesel • ATM Fresh Coffee & Donuts, Snacks Breakfast & Lunch. Call In Your order For Pick up 42344 50th St. West & L-8 Quartz Hill 943-0065
QuArTz hill AuTo pArTS Foreign & Domestic Parts & accessories Machine Shop Service Open 6 Days a week 42305 N. 50th St. West Quartz Hill 943-1284 943-2062 Tom Murphy owner
poWer CenTer CAr WASh & expreSS oil ChAnGe Complete Auto Detailing rv • vans • Trucks • Boats 44846 Valley Central Way Lancaster 942-5777
eDDie’S SMoG SerViCe
10% off on Smog test only Must present this coupon 505 W. Ave. J • Lancaster (661)945-9193 (661)948-2366
royAl CAr WASh Full Service Wash Regular: $8.99 Mon-Thurs Exterior Wash: $6.99 Mon- Thurs $2off on Works Royal TLC 2603 E. Palmdale Bl. • Palmdale (661)265-9936
MonTe ViSTA CArWASh
Handwashing & Detailing Available Open 7 Days Family Owned & Operated Since 1976 1120 W. Ave I • Lancaster (661) 948-3783
AVenue i CheVron
Gas • lotto • ATm • Snacks & Groceries • Coffee • Beer & Wines • Cigarettes open 24 hrS 1860 West Ave. I • Lancaster (661)942-3917
BOOk & PERiOdiCAlS
2 matching Magazine/Phonebook metal racks for in or outside store $15ea or $25 for both • 272-
COmPUTERS
401 New Ipad $250 • 943-6071
LG internal CD drive. Brand new. IDE cable included $15 • 272-9273 bet 8:30am-
328 8:30pm only
ElECTROniCS
2 TVs, work well $20ea •
723-0362 407
VHS movies, 2packages
$30 • 947-4343 401
Slide projector, screen & reels from 1960-70’s $88. Brand name is Grand Prix, Sold as set only. Works & looks great • 272-9273 bet
8:30am-8:30pm 385
Kodak Polycontrast filters for adding color shades to photos $23 • 272-9273 bet
8:30am-8:30pm 334
EmPlOYmEnT
Looking for gardener, must have drivers license & insur-
403 ance • 435-6327
2 stroke mechanic needed. 1-2days/month. For chain saws, weed wackers, lawn- mowers. Own tools pref- fered. Pay based on experi- ence. Starting wage $12/hr. Must have reliable refernces & transportation. Text Mr Harvey bet 8am-6pm • 272-
9273 403
Lancaster: Laborers needed to load & unload junk & scrap. Must be 18& over. $10/hr cash. Clean drivers license a big plus but not necessary. Text Mr Harvey
bet 8am-6pm • 272-9273 403
Auto mechanic needed. Own tools preffered. All phases of repair. Have reli- able references. Part time, flexible hrs, 3-4days/ month. Must know trailer wiring. Pay based on experience.
Starting $12-$13/hr. Text Mr Harvey bet 8am-6pm •
LOOKING FOR
EMPLOYMENT
Looking for caregiver position. Worked for in- home support services, 15yr experience, reliable, honest, has car w/ insur- ance. Part time or full •
272-9273
403
Looking for handyman for plumbing work & others •
972-0602 402
Looking for help for garden- ing. Possible trade for free
40 206-5815
rent • 947-9338
4
9273 bet 8:30am-8:30pm
334
Now Hiring: Clerical/Receptionist need- ed to run front office. Fax resume to: 661-537-6075 or email at: lkeller@training4aod.org
Now Hiring: LCSW's, MFT's and Certified Alcohol and Drug Instructors needed to teach in Alcohol and Drug Studies Program for the weekend program in Palmdale, CA and Los Angeles, Ca locations. Fax resume to: 661-537-6075 or email at: lkeller@training4aod.org
Looking for security officer position. 13yrs experience, w/ car & insurance, CPR/First Aid, Full or part time. Evenings & grave
BUSinESS OPPORTUniTY
CloSe ouT:
High Quality Ladies Pantyhose 40¢ each, Suggested Retail $3.75 each; Knee Hi’s .25¢ each, Suggested Retail $1.25. Great for Swap Meet!!! 661-944-7171
yards only • 206-5815
404
402
FASHiOn
Men & women shirts $3ea •
723-0362 407
Big box custom jewelry $10
• 233-3389 405
20 new women’s purses, xlnt cond, make offer • 943-
6071 403
ForD DieSel
Ford Diesel hydraulic front & back, Xlnt Cond, Must See to appreciate! $7,950/obo or trade for smaller truck 661-733-4834
ANTELOPE VALLEY FREE CLASSIFIEDS
661-266-4-ADS
7