Two young girls sell flowers to support their families in Yangon on December 21. (Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe | Frontier)
Two young girls sell flowers to support their families in Yangon in December 2020. (Frontier)

Dropping out: COVID-19 pushes children into work

Financial hardship and school closures due to the pandemic have pushed many more children into the workforce, and experts fear they may not return to class when schools eventually reopen.

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