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Child Labor Worldwide: It's Still a Problem
Most nations have laws that prohibit child labor. Yet throughout the world, children in large numbers can be seen toiling in sweatshops, hauling concrete, tilling fields, plucking garbage or peddling shoes. Of the world's 56 million workers, International Labor Office estimates about 80 percent are "unpaid family workers."
Mauritanian girls weave a straw rug.
Mauritanian girls weave a straw rug.
01 January 1978
Mauritania
Photo # 64722
