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Does child labour exist today? In Britain children do not have full time jobs however Child labour does exist today but it happens worldwide across in many different types of countries and cultures. The United Nations international labour organization estimates that more than 250 million boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 are working in developing countries, and about 1 out of every 4 children in the world. 50-60 million children between the ages of five and eleven work are left to work under hazardous conditions. Child labour is found throughout the developing world. In Asia- 61% of children are working, in Africa -32% and in Latin America 7%. Like in the industrial revolution children are forced to work today because of family poverty and lack of education. The worst forms of child labour are hazardous and exploitative. Work is carried out in slave like conditions and children suffer from...

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