Burma: Two Burmese children a week conscripted into military - The Independent - International Initiative to End Child Labor

Burma: Two Burmese children a week conscripted into military – The Independent

Posted June 18, 2012

Despite assurances from Burma’s ruling junta that it is cleaning up its act in a bid to see Western sanctions lifted, recruitment of child soldiers remains rampant.
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