Tuesday 28 December 2010

A change in the air

On the snow bed
I can hear
Carol singers
Far and near
young children
With caps on their head
Singing songs
On the snowy bed

The Christmas tree
With its star so bright
Guiding all
On this wintry night
children are merry
Full of joy and glee
Singing songs
Under the Christmas tree

Forgive your foes
Make new friends
its the day to give
The day to lend
Hung at the door
Are those cute miseltoes
All shall be peace
When you, forgive your foes

Its the time for celebration
The time to rejoice
Close your eyes
Hear the angel's voice
Well wishes to all
with a cup of good cheer
Merry Christmas to all
And to all, A very happy new year!!!

Tuesday 21 December 2010

Mind-boggling maths

Maths is a story
Without any theory
Now matter how much I try
It just makes me cry

The earth keeps rotating
It spins round and round
Loads of mathematicians came
But the value of 'x' is still not found

Put an equal sign
To make a polynomial an equation
There are full stops between numbers
It is complete frustration

The circle has too many curves
They go on and on
While studying trigonometry
I feel like a moron

As I am ending this poem
I'll end with a humorous line
Why is 6 afraid of 7?
'Cause 7 8 9... (7 ate 9) !

Nations of the world should increase protection on social and economic rights of migrants

(I won the best speaker for the motion for this debate.)

On the night of Thursday, 7th January 2010, two migrant workers were shot with air guns in the town of Rosarno in Southern Italy. This turned out to become a two day violent clash.
Good afternoon to one and all. The motion today is “Nations of the world should increase protection on economic and social rights of migrants” and I, Chaitali Wadhwa of pink house, stand for the motion. In a number of separate incidents in Italy, two immigrants were reportedly beaten with iron bars, five deliberately run over and a further two injured by shot gun pellets. Another case-Canada and Guatemala have agreed to the international Trade Union Confederation under which the authorities of the host nation keep the passports of migrants, who are not allowed to contact or even approach trade unions nor may look for work.
The state of migrants is appalling all of over the world. They face harsh living conditions, discrimination and low wages. They lack safety nets and suffer disproportionately in times of economic hardship.
The UN convention on the Protection on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was signed in 1990 and came into force in 2003. The convention represents a comprehensive international treaty regarding the protection of migrant workers rights. Many nations have signed it but most are countries of origin of migrants.
It has been understood, that nations should increase the protection on the rights of migrants. The question is how. UN Secretary General Mr. Ban-ki Moon says that basic social and economic rights should be provided by each and every country.
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has given solutions to the problem faced by migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. According to FIDH, it is necessary to ensure that laws of migration allow for work permits to be issued to migrants themselves instead of to employers. Effective investigation, prosecution and punishment of employers responsible for violations of the rights of migrants must be ensured. In accordance with the FIDH proposal, I strongly believe that increased protection should be granted to migrant unless by all countries.
I would like to end by quoting Ban KI moon “Migration is not just a journey of people; it is a journey of policy”. Because in the end, policies and laws are really about people and values.”