Although illegal in most countries, child labor still continues all over the world, especially in developing countries. It is estimated that more than 168 million kids worldwide are working long hours under harsh conditions. In countries affected by poverty and unemployment, child labor often seems the only way for families to survive. In other cases, like organized begging, children are forced to work. Since 2002 the global child labor force has decreased by a third.
Two boys working for a sub-contractor of a garment-factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A young Roma boy is forced to beg in the streets of Bratislava, Slovakia. He was playing his accordion in several locations across the city, always only for a limited time to avoid being picked up by Slovakian police.
A young boy working in a shipyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
New roads are constructed in remote Chin-State, Burma, often with the use of low-paid child labor.
Two teenagers in Walbrzych, Poland, are searching for ‘black gold’ in an illegal coal mine. The boys work on their own and are selling the coal to friends and neighbors in order to earn some money.
A young boy working in a shipyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A young girl is selling bells on the streets of Yangon, Burma.
Boys working for a sub-contractor of a garment-factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
