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Child Labour In Bolivia
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
Geography & Country info
72% of children between the ages of 5-14 are working in Bolivia.
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
The Bolivian leader (an ex child worker) wants to lower the working age
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
What’s being done