Lebanon - a country I visited in 2005 and have fallen in love with has been plagued with long-running political impasse....and as a result, its people have been suffering. Among the suffering are children - some who are as young as 8 years old.... Some estimate the number of child workers in Lebanon to be about 100,000. These children work out of necessity and because situations are worsening due to the political deadlock in the country.
While Lebanon has signed the international convention in 2001 to take measures to curb the worst forms of child labor, there has been no government to implement and enforce these regulations. In the meantime, children are working - painting, welding, and hammering - because their families need money. Some have not been in school for several years. It is a serious and critical situation.
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