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Child labor assumes fatal proportions in Egypt

The latest drowning of eight working children in the Nile Delta is opening deep wounds in Egypt and renewing debate about child labor.

Egyptian boys polish aluminum plates in an industrial area of downtown Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2000.
Egyptian boys polish aluminum plates in an industrial area of downtown Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2000. — Marwan Naamani/AFP via Getty Images

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