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16 Oct 2015

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CBS

Turkey: Syrian refugee children forced into labour

"Refugee children forced into labor in Turkey",  22 September 2015

The European Union on Tuesday approved a quota system for relocating 120,000 refugees across the continent. It's just a fraction of those who have surged into Europe to escape war and poverty -- many from Syria. In a basement in Istanbul, a textile factory hums with activity -- staffed almost entirely with Syrian children. Filming with a hidden camera, CBS News found workshop after workshop in Turkey's biggest city -- all using Syrian refugees -- some as young as 10...

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