Iraq struggles to curb child labor after decades of wars, conflicts
STORY: Iraq struggles to curb child labor after decades of wars, conflicts
SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024
DATELINE: June 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:20
LOCATION: Baghdad
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Sajjad working in the blacksmith workshop in Baghdad
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAJJAD, Iraqi child
3. various of Sajjad working in the blacksmith workshop in Baghdad
4. various of children working in markets in Baghdad
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED FAHIM, Lawyer
STORYLINE:
The 2024 World Day Against Child Labor falls on Wednesday. The Iraqi government has struggled to curb the proliferation of child labor as thousands of poor families have been forced to send their children to work due to grim financial situations.
The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 shattered the local political order and social stability and caused serious political, economic and social unrest.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAJJAD, Iraqi child
"My name is Sajjad. I am 14 years old. I am in the second grade of an intermediate school. I work t
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