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Child Labour and the Global Village:

Child Labour is a complex issue with no single, simple solution. About 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 work, part time and full-time, around the world. Many never attend school, or drop out. Some child workers live on the streets, some at home. Among them are bonded labourers, domestic servants, prostitutes, and soldiers. The largest number work in agriculture. Others work in industrial factories and garbage dumps; plantations; or mines or tanneries.

We hope to evoke emotion and action through our stories. The stories are not intended to leave viewers without hope, but rather with ideas for solutions. Eventually these eleven photographers will cover eleven different child labour stories around the world. The stories have been selected to show diverse cultures, economies, and types of child work.

Julia Dean, Project Director/Photographer