SANAA, Yemen, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Forty percent of children in Yemen are drawn into the labor market between the ages of 7 and 13, a study by a U.S. aid group indicates.
The group CHF International said 5 million Yemeni children are currently in the work force and three-fifths are not receiving an education as a result, the Yemeni news agency SABA reported Tuesday.
According to CHF, 80 percent of the children working in Yemen are involved in jobs that are hazardous and difficult.
More than half use dangerous tools and more than 30 percent have been injured or fallen ill as a result of their jobs, the study found.
CHF said some Yemeni parents attempt to smuggle their children to Saudi Arabia where they can earn about $400 a month, a much higher salary than they would receive in Yemen.
