A new report has found that children in Bangladesh who are stricken by poverty are working long hours which is a direct violation of the country’s labour laws.
Children under the age of 14 who've given up school for jobs are toiling on average 64 hours a week.
Overseas Development Institute from London surveyed nearly 3,000 households in the slums of Dhaka. They found children as young as 6 employed full-time and others working up to 100 to 110 hours a week. On average the working children earns less than $2 a day.
Maria Quattri who is part of the study said: "The prevalence of child labour in Bangladesh is worrisome”
She also went on to say that the majority of girls who are employed are toiling in the garment industry. Boys' jobs are more varied. Some work as day labourers on construction sites or making bricks. Others sell products on the street or work in shops.
Quattri also went on to say that the majority of these children couldn’t read and once they start working such long hours they find it hard to break away.
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