Pakistan is home to one of the largest populations of child laborers in the world


	Pakistan is home to one of the largest populations of child laborers in the world

arifsali

5-12-2009 11:07 PM

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arifsali says:

Hope for Pakistan's child workers

A Karachi-based group bent on eradicating child labor is offering school lessons outside their working hours.

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5-13-2009 10:07 AM

tabsey

Great because they need the 75 cents to live. Child labour and child slavery, prove we are not a great species.

5-13-2009 1:00 PM

arifsali

Agree.

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