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their children to work because they are in poverty and their money
provides medicine, and food for themselves and their siblings.
Many children and their families feel as if their children will learn
more from general life skills or specific work skills from
employment, compared to going to school. (Bachman,
6)
Sending their children to work would be considered a "luxury" and it would be taking them out of the labor market. (Bachman, 6) Children in the labor marker are considered economical unites and have two types of usefulness: 1) Short Term: Children who work to produce immediate income 2) Long Term: Children who go to school and will become economical actors and who will require training to produce income from their family down the road (Bachman, 12) Child labor also does not just occur within the sanctioned industry but the informal economy as well. (Bachman, 12) Informal economy makes up 1/3-2/3 of the economies of developing countries. There are many myths saying that child labor only occurs within the sweatshops, yet there are many forms of labor that go unnoticed or unheard of. Children refuse to say anything for in fear of loss of job, more persecution, and even death.
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