Child labour: Protecting the rights of the child (10 pictures)

Child labour Peru: Child labour

The Dutch government is pushing the EU to do more to protect the rights of children around the world. Last week, an exhibition of work by Dutch photographer and writer Peter de Ruiter opened  to promote the cause. A World For Children takes a look at the reality of child labour in nine countries visited by de Ruiter, including India, Bangladesh, Ghana and Peru.  According to the ILO, there are more than 200 million child workers around the world.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/gallery/2010/jun/10/child-labour

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