Child Labor

From a young age, children are forced into labor, including agricultural labor support, item collections and construction work. Children in prison camps, orphanages, and relief shelters are also subject to arduous labor.

Agricultural labor support refers to mandatory farm labor such as sowing, weeding, rice-planting, transplanting “nutrition jars,” and harvesting. The government mobilizes children through the education system and sends them to local farms which are partnered with a school. Farm work is considered an essential component of the school curriculum, and the work is unpaid. There are two types of agricultural labor support: local and long term.