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Child Labour In Bolivia

Child Labour In Bolivia. Geography & Country info. Located in the center of South America South America’s Poorest country Children are trying to lower the working age 10.5 million people in Bolivia 51% of the population are under the poverty line. 72% of Children. Many work in mines

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Child Labour In Bolivia

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  1. Child Labour In Bolivia

  2. Geography & Country info • Located in the center of South America • South America’s Poorest country • Children are trying to lower the working age • 10.5 million people in Bolivia • 51% of the population are under the poverty line

  3. 72% of Children • Many work in mines • Bolivia has rich mines • Carving holes for explosives • Carrying materials • Making bricks • Long hours • Very low pay often $30-50 per month • 72% of children between the ages of 5-14 are working in Bolivia.

  4. What’s being done • Children are unifying to legalize child labour in order to receive the same protection and rights as adults • Petitions are in order to let people under 14 work legally • There is a bill currently to ban child labour in Bolivia but many oppose it. • Enforcing labour laws in Bolivia would be catastrophic to those who rely on the income of a child working in the mines or shining shoes • They need the income • The Bolivian leader (an ex child worker) wants to lower the working age

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