Child labor, as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO), is work that deprives children of their childhood, dignity, potential, and that is harmful to a child’s physical and mental development.[1] International efforts to abolish child labor were first organized at the International Labour Conference in Berlin in 1890. Child labor is far more prevalent in developing countries, including much of the middle east, where millions of children are working in mines, fields, and service industries.[2] Child labor has existed throughout history and reached its peak in western society during the 19th and 20th centuries following the onset of the industrial revolution.