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World Service,05 Sep 2004,26 mins

The Problem of Child Labour

Talk Talk

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Discussion about child labour. Unicef estimates that 50 million children under the age of 15 in West Africa are involved in exploitative labour. Speakers discuss conditions in the towns and countryside and how, for many families who have lost parents due to war or illness, child labour of some kind is a necessary evil. Presented by Jamila Tangaza in Abuja, Nigeria.

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