Right to Development - The scavenger children

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Poor, scavenger children in many parts of Asia help keep cities clean by picking and recycling garbage generated by the use-and-throw, consumer society. But often the social, economic and physical price paid by these children can be extremely heavy. On a routine basis the children are exposed to various occupational hazards, extortion by criminal gangs, and abuse by police authorities. This report highlights their problems and shows efforts by one NGO to help such children. (Cambodia, Philippines) Urban Development - UNESCAP's A Matter of Rights - A video series exploring the Right to Development. Visit us at http://healthtube.org

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