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Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings
Child Labor and
Exploitation
- In developing countries, 253
million children between the ages of
5 and 14 work, and between 50 and
60 million between the ages of 5 and
11 work in dangerous conditions. 16
- In Thailand, children between
the ages of 7 and 15 are forced to work
in factories for 12-14 hours a day.
Some of them go blind as a result. 17
- Every year about 2 million
children are sexually exploited. These children endure forced labor
from the age of 10 and eventually die at about 30. 18
Today, 600 million children live below
the poverty line. Everyone with a con-
science is responsible for helping
them overcome their difficult circum-
stances.
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