12-year-old Salih and 10-year-old brother forced into labor at Baghdad's al-Shorja market due to Iraq's poverty and instability.

12-year-old Salih and his 10-year-old brother are among thousands of Iraqi children forced into labor due to poverty and instability. After their father's death, they work six days a week at Baghdad's al-Shorja wholesale market, missing out on education. Iraq struggles to curb child labor, exacerbated by decades of wars and conflicts.

June 12, 2024
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