often such cases are known through scandals in the mass media. in that manner, a working child is often seen as a slave, working in a sweet shop in a third world country, producing textiles, or as one of the street children in south america. the reality is different though: such shops exist all over the world, also in countries like the united states or italy. the fact that child labour is involved is often hidden: more than three quarters of this work is done in the sector of agriculture, or it has to do with activities done at home, in the context of the family. if child-slaves exist, they are only a minority. this form of work done by children also existed before industrialisation and globalisation, the two phenomena have made it more visible.