In Egypt, 1.8 million children are working, with many doing dangerous jobs outlawed by international conventions, according to the International Labor Organization. To mark World Children’s Day (November 20), Hamada Elrasam spent several days chronicling impoverished Egyptian families who say they have no choice but to send their children to work. Captions by Elle Kurancid.
In Photos: Poverty Drives Child Labor in Egypt
- By Hamada Elrasam
- Elle Kurancid
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Heavy traffic in dense residential neighborhoods endangers children as they go to and from their jobs, Cairo, Aug. 11, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Egypt has made “moderate" progress in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, says the U.S. Labor Department, but it still struggles with sexual exploitation, human trafficking and children doing hard labor, Cairo, Aug. 9, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
