Young garbage pickers eke out meager living in Pakistan

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DATE : wed, 07 oct 2009 01:01:02 EDT
Entered in Database : 2009-10-07 05:01:02
length : 24660344
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An estimated 10,000 children in Quetta, Pakistan, perform back-breaking labor -- garbage picking. They are often as young as five years old and earn less than $1 per day. International organizations have begun to call attention to the plight of these young workers, many of whom are the children of Afghan refugees who cannot legally work in Pakistan.