Thousands Of Children As Young As 6 Work In Bolivia’s Mines

· Nov. 30, 2013, 10:16 pm

Child labor is a reality in Bolivia, where an estimated one in three children work. But few face the danger of the country’s child miners. A journalist who reported on the issue says some 3,000 children work in Bolivia’s mines, children as young as 6. Some in Bolivia are trying to raise the working age; others want to lower it to legalize this employment of very young children.

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