Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Sri Lanka's children are increasingly becoming vulnerable to various forms of violence, abuse and harassment. From infants being abandoned by the roadside to parents attempting to sell off their children due to abject poverty, children and youth continue to be at the receiving end of various societal pressures.

Today, it has come to a point where children have in fact become a burden to families in underserved settlements. Children are being forced to work at a young age despite strict child labour laws. Some help their parents with their small businesses including food and vegetable stalls by the roadside. The eldest in the family often feels the pressure, when parents continue to argue due to financial difficultie...