Sot (left) and Mao Meath, both 13, sit in the doorway of...

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - 2006/04/09: Sot (left) and Mao Meath, both 13, sit in the doorway of their family's shack atop the Steung Meanchey dump on the edge of Phnom Penh. For the last three years since coming to Phnom Penh from Svay Rieng Province with their families, the two have collected recyclable scrap from atop the dump. Says Mao, "Prey Veng is better. It's not terrible like this." The vast majority of Cambodian children work. Their labor is imperative for their survival and the survival of their families. In rural areas, kids are expected to work beside their parents on farms. In cities, they are sent out to sell flowers, drinks or shine shoes for extra money. Everywhere, as soon as they are able, children are expected to take care of their younger siblings and take up difficult family chores, work that is usually reserved for parents or servants in the developed world. In Cambodia, kids work everywhere, and form a significant, underreported part of the country's economy.. (Photo by Jerry Redfern/LightRocket via Getty Images)
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - 2006/04/09: Sot (left) and Mao Meath, both 13, sit in the doorway of their family's shack atop the Steung Meanchey dump on the edge of Phnom Penh. For the last three years since coming to Phnom Penh from Svay Rieng Province with their families, the two have collected recyclable scrap from atop the dump. Says Mao, "Prey Veng is better. It's not terrible like this." The vast majority of Cambodian children work. Their labor is imperative for their survival and the survival of their families. In rural areas, kids are expected to work beside their parents on farms. In cities, they are sent out to sell flowers, drinks or shine shoes for extra money. Everywhere, as soon as they are able, children are expected to take care of their younger siblings and take up difficult family chores, work that is usually reserved for parents or servants in the developed world. In Cambodia, kids work everywhere, and form a significant, underreported part of the country's economy.. (Photo by Jerry Redfern/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Sot (left) and Mao Meath, both 13, sit in the doorway of...
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