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The Tragic Facts of Child Labor

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
The Tragic Facts Of Child Labor
The Tragic Facts Of Child Labor

It's that time again when adults take off to celebrate Labor Day, and kids head back to the adventures a new school year. But for millions of children worldwide the adventures of a new school year remain but a dream.
Sadly, these children will never learn to read or write. They will not acquire computer skills. They will not experience singing in chorus, going on field trips, or playing at recess. Their classrooms will be sweatshops, farm fields, and battlefields. Their days will be filled with long, dirty, dangerous work. And the lessons they will learn are that life is cruel and unfair.

According to the International Labor Organization's latest report "Global child labor trends 2008 to 2012," approximately 168 million children aged 5-17 were involved in child labor — that is, labor not in legal accordance with ILO Conventions — in 2012.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/there-is-no-school-for-millions-of-working-children-worldwide-143885/

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