Sithu, a miner, is one of the thousands of Myanmar's child labourers. (Doh Athan)
Sithu, a miner, is one of the thousands of Myanmar's child labourers.
Doh Athan

Podcast: A minor’s tale

Sithu, a child miner, is one of thousands of child labourers in Myanmar. We met with him and his family to find out what leads children into such dangerous work, and what his hopes for the future are.

This video is made by the Doh Athan team from Frontier Myanmar with the support of Fondation Hirondelle and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Myanmar.

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