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More Than 6,000 children From Benin Forced to Work in Granite Quarries

Posted in Granite social and envirnomental issues by Administrator on the June 12th, 2008

Police in Nigeria rescued 74 boys as young as 4 years old from granite quarries were they were forced to work. Sold into bondage by their parents in many cases, these boys carried stone for 35 cents a day.

The entire story can be read here
http://www.stoneworld.com/Articles/Industry_News/b8eb9f4b606f7010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____?from=email

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