As economy booms, children toil in Myanmar

Source: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:15 PM
Author: Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters
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One in five children in Myanmar aged 10-17 go to work instead of school and the opening up of the economy since 2011 has triggered a spike in demand for labour.

Even though the law restricts child labour, it is a widespread practice in the South East Asian country that is emerging from decades of military rule. At Yangon's San Pya fish market, the country's largest, over two days in February Reuters found girls and boys as young as nine cleaning and processing fish and unloading boats and trucks during 12-hour overnight shifts.

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