Poverty Forces Syrian Refugee Children into Work

When 13-year-old Mounir fled Syria for Lebanon with his family after surviving a rocket strike that nearly killed them, he thought he would be safe. In fact, he had swapped one form of danger for another - sexual harassment and verbal abuse. With his father unable to work for health reasons, Mounir had to earn money for his family selling sweets in the city of Tripoli - a job that kept him out on the streets until 11pm, making about 12,000 Lebanese pounds ($8) a day. "It was very...

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