“Nearly 250 million children are engaged in child labor around
the world, 70 percent, or some 170 million-are working in
agriculture” (Backgrounder). This means that the other 30% is
suffering from working in either factories, or other dangerous
jobs other than agriculture. But back then agriculture used to
be ‘good, clean outside work’ and kids tend to pinch in, to help
relieve the workload (Child Farmworkers). Nowadays, it’s one of
the most dangerous jobs for a child to work in agriculture, with
heavy machinery, sharp tools, work in positions that could
damage your growth and body, and pesticide for the plants, for
both migrant children and all of the kids that work on farms
(Child Farmworkers). Some countries like America, have Child
Labor Law, but when it was made, it left a big hole for the
agriculture workers, because back then most of the American
families are still farmers, but not today. So that allow the
kids to start working at a far younger age than use, for
unlimited numbers of hours, as long as