Child Labor
In Bangladesh
A Little Bit About Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh is located in South Asia, surrounding countries are
India and Myanmar. The capital is Dhaka.
Abdul
Hamid
President
Child Labor
In
Bangladesh
From Age 5-14 4.7 million children workers
From Age15-17 2.7 million.
Age 5-17 7.4 million total Children Workers.
All these children work because they need to support their
family to survive. Because children need to support their
families Child Labour is common in Bangladesh.
Comparing Child Labor In 1800
To Today
It was very common to
see children in the 1800
working. Bangladesh is
also like this today. It is
common today they
work long hours for little
pay out
A recent tragedy in Bangladesh highlights how not
much has changed for the factory workers. The
building that collapsed in Bangladesh was built
without permits. this caused more awareness that
retailers should be more aware about there
suppliers work conductions Bangladesh is the
second largest clothing exporter after china.
Pictures
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