Dwindling development aid…in Afghanistan means child labor…is at risk of becoming more widespread, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned…[Herve] Berger [ILO’s representative to Kabul] cited a report by the UN agency detailing one of the worst forms of child labor – brickmaking…where children work in a slavish cycle of debt that is almost impossible to escape…children as young as five churn out hundreds of bricks a week for a few dollars to pay off family debts which swell the longer they work there. Poor health from harsh working conditions, reliance on shelter and electricity provided by brick employers and denied education mean brickmakers are tied to their work. With Afghanistan's construction boom…expected to dampen as aid dries up, brick demand will slump and the children will be forced further into poverty as the balance tips in favor of the employers.