Multiple tragedies haven't stopped this teen mother from forging a new life for her family on the US-Mexico border
With few ways to earn income on the border, many young men turn to the dangerous but well-paid work of people smuggling
Melly has spent her life assembling goods on the Mexican border. Will her son find a way out, or will he suffer as she has?
Crossing the US-Mexico border is a lifeline for some. For others, it’s an adventure
This teenager smuggled people across the U.S.-Mexico border, but the death of a friend made him think again
On the US-Mexico border, smuggling offers children a risky way to support their families in times of need
Some children start work against their parents' wishes, and bans on child labour make it impossible to protect them on the job
Many children see vocational training, not formal schooling, as the way to escape back-breaking work
Schools are assumed to be the path to success, but what if the schools are bad, cruel, or don’t exist?
You can't stop child labour without confronting household poverty
Inequality is at the core of child labour, so why isn’t redistribution seen as the solution?
Ghanaian children are being wrenched from their parents and put into care homes to ‘save’ them from work
