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Bangladesh child labour remains social norm
Child labour is technically illegal but extremely widespread...Bangladeshis are unmoved by children working...child labour is a social norm to such an extent that it is invisible...When [the reporter] asked [a welding workshop owner] why he is paying the children who work for him half the adult wage despite the fact that they often do more work than adults, he simply replied, "because I can". [Transcript:] To tackle child labour, the government has made primary education mandatory. But [some children] aren't interested in school...Shubbo's dream is to...run his own business...He says, when he grows up, he'll have the best workshop in town, and all the children will be working for him.