Foreign Affairs

Child labour around the world

A boy aged 7 collects recyclable materials at a dumpsite in Marelan, Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. — A boy aged seven collects recyclable materials at a dumpsite in Marelan in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Keystone / Dedi Sinuhaji

Amina, 9 years old, poses for a photograph as she works at a local brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. — A nine-year-old girl who works at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP

Work in the cotton fields of Cote D Ivoire, (Ivory Coast). — Many children also work in the cotton fields in Ivory Coast. Keystone / Novarc Images / Nicolás Marino

Children harvesting tea leaves, Kenya. — Children harvesting tea leaves in Kenya. Ton Koene, Vw Pics/science Photo Library

Some of the children who are into gold panning along the Odzi River in Mutare, Zimbabwe. — Children panning for gold along the Odzi River in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Keystone / Aaron Ufumeli

Jean Claude Niyibizi, 13 years old, is cutting grass to feed the cows of his parents. — A 13-year-old cuts grass to feed the family's cows in the Rulindo district of northern Rwanda. Afp

Jordanian teenager, Omar, 14, fixes a kerosene heater in a workshop where he works in Amman. — A 14-year-old fixes a kerosene heater in a workshop where he works in Amman, Jordan. Afp

This content was published on May 3, 2021 - 09:27

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Work – including illegal and hazardous activities – is a reality for 218 million children around the world.

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