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Article

2 Jan 2005

Author:
Amanur Aman, Daily Star [Bangladesh]

We want to continue schooling - Children rescued from tobacco factories demand at Daulatpur [Bangladesh]

According to a survey...at least 5,000 children were working in eight big tobacco factories in Kushtia in 2001...Now [after initial implementation of an ILO project] 3000 children are still working at eight tobacco factories...People of all classes...have...said children will go back to Bidi factories once the [ILO] project is closed. [refers to Nasir Bidi Factory, Sonali Bidi Factory, Mansur Bidi Factory]