Child labor practices in Ethiopia

December 7, 2009

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DW-TV reporter Jesko Johannsen investigates child labor practices in Ethiopia.

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I’m at the Sheromeda textiles market in the north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. More than 100 shops sell traditional Ethiopian fabrics – scarves, shawls, clothing. But what you can’t see is that most of the shops also sell products made by children. Child labor is one of Ethiopia’s biggest problems.

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