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child workers2Street children are looking inside the car. They are so excited about talking to the people in the car that they forget their duty, which is to sell the items they hold in their small hands. According to Afrol News, 71.6 per cent of children between the ages of 5-14 years are working, either in paid or unpaid work.  They work long hours and in harsh conditions, exposed to the dangers of the streets such as drugs, prostitution and child trafficking. This ıs more of an urban problem. However, child labor is widespread. In the villages, though, children mostly work in family businesses or family farms.