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MARIE DORIGNY/REA/SABA GOAL: ENDING CHILD LABOR - Education World

Child labor exists in two-thirds of the worldÕs nations. From Indonesia to Guatemala, poor children as young as 6 are sent off to work. Often they are mistreated ... for 12 hours a day. In 1938 a federal law was passed that set child-labor guidelines, limiting work hours for kids and requiring safe conditions. But the law is sometimes ignored.