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November 19, 1999

An Anthropological Defense of Child Labor

By KAREN A. PORTER

Most people would agree that enslaving children or forcing them to work in sweatshops or brothels are morally reprehensible practices. Yet the number of children laboring in hazardous and exploitative conditions around the world continues to grow. Last June, the International Labour Organization reported that, in the developing countries, some 250 million children aged 5 to 14 are working -- 120 million of them full time. Outlawing child labor may seem to be the

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