No.292 / July 1997

Child Labour

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Editor's letter

Respite - and respect
Chris Brazier explains why the distinction between child work and child labour matters.

THE PROSTITUTE - ENGLAND

The King and I
The soccer star and the football-stitcher.

Thank you, Mr Harkin, sir!
Western boycotts can be counter-productive, as Shahidul Alam reports from Bangladesh.

THE SHOE SHINER - SENEGAL

Caged birds, silent song
Maggie Black looks behind closed doors at the life of child domestic servants.

THE STREET SELLER - COLOMBIA

CHILD LABOUR - THE FACTS

Revolution
Schools can be the most liberating places, as Anthony Swift found in Brazil.

Let us work!
Working children are organizing to confront rich-world politicians. Anthony Swift reports.

THE GARMENT WORKER - THAILAND

'We, the working children of the Third World propose...'
What they want, in their own words and pictures.

THE RUNAWAY - NEPAL

Confronting child labour, then and now

Wunderkinder
An interview with child campaigner Craig Kielburger

Marked for life
Mukul Sharma evaluates Rugmark, which guarantees child-labour-free carpets.

Action
Including links to other related web sites

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Letters
Letter from Russia
Update
The NI Interview with Helen Steel
Reviews:plus James Hamilton-Paterson classic
NI Crossword
Endpiece: by Elaine Eliah
Country profile: Dominica

FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF A BOY IN A CALCUTTA BATTERY-RECYCLING PLANT BY MARLEEN DANIELS (GAMMA / FRANK SPOONER).
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