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Article

7 Feb 2007

Author:
Associated Press

1.5 Million Children Working in Cambodia, World Bank Says

Some 1.5 million children aged 7 to 17 years old are being put to work in Cambodia, the World Bank said Wednesday, calling on the government to curb the practice. The number is "very high," making up 40 percent of children in the age group, the bank said in a December 2006 report...