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For many Egyptian children, hard labor trumps school | Redux

For many Egyptian children, hard labor trumps school

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CAIRO It's early in the morning, and 13-year-old Ezzat is hard at work in one of Cairo's pottery workshops in an ancient part of the Egyptian capital. He sorts through the day's production. In the same area of workshops, three barefoot boys under the age of 12 carry clay pieces from inside the factory out into the sun to dry. "I go to school, but I decided not to go today because it is time to paint the clay," said Ezzat, whose brother runs the workshop. Ezzat refused to give his last name. The Egyptian government estimates that some 1. 6 million minors work - almost 10 percent of population aged 17 or under - often in arduous conditions. Other experts put the number at nearly twice that, given that so many work in informal sectors and are difficult to track.

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Country: Egypt

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Organization: Egyptian Coalition for Children's Rights

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Organization: U.S. Department of Labor

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