Child Labor In Pakistan

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Child labor is prevalent throughout all of Pakistan, but its worst occurrences happen in the carpet industry and the soccer ball industry. These two industries have the highest percent of working children and also maintain the worst conditions. Some of the conditions children in these industries must endure are:
1.) Low wages- children are commonly paid less than one-third of what an adult would get for the same job

2.) Little light to work by- overseers keep lights low to limit activist’s ability to take photos

3.) Forced labor- once the child's parents agree to let them work the master can extend the child's debt, which puts them in a state of perpetual servitude to the master

4.) Separation from family- the masters often sell the children like they would a slave, commonly without the parent’s knowledge

5.) Beatings- children are often beaten to "encourage" them ...

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