• A child pulls a handcart in the Wahdat district of Jordan's capital Amman. Many children have been forced into working due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
    A child pulls a handcart in the Wahdat district of Jordan's capital Amman. Many children have been forced into working due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
  • Children with handcarts working in the Wahdat district of Amman. Many schools in Jordan have been closed for almost a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
    Children with handcarts working in the Wahdat district of Amman. Many schools in Jordan have been closed for almost a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP
  • Omar, 14, fixes a kerosene heater in a workshop in Amman, where he works 12 hours a day. AFP
    Omar, 14, fixes a kerosene heater in a workshop in Amman, where he works 12 hours a day. AFP
  • Omar earns three Jordanian dinars ($4.25) a day, which helps pay the family's monthly rent of 130 Jordanian dinars. AFP
    Omar earns three Jordanian dinars ($4.25) a day, which helps pay the family's monthly rent of 130 Jordanian dinars. AFP
  • Children take a break from working in Amman's Wahdat district. Residents have reported a surge in the number of children working there. AFP
    Children take a break from working in Amman's Wahdat district. Residents have reported a surge in the number of children working there. AFP
  • Mohammad, 14, arranges strawberry boxes in one of Amman's popular fruit and vegetable markets. UNICEF says many children do not have internet access for online learning AFP
    Mohammad, 14, arranges strawberry boxes in one of Amman's popular fruit and vegetable markets. UNICEF says many children do not have internet access for online learning AFP
  • A child arranges strawberry boxes in one of Amman's popular fruit and vegetable markets. It is forbidden for minors to be employed in Jordan. AFP
    A child arranges strawberry boxes in one of Amman's popular fruit and vegetable markets. It is forbidden for minors to be employed in Jordan. AFP
  • Tanya Chapuisat, UNICEF's representative in Jordan, speaks during a press briefing. She expressed concern that the number of children working in the country was rising. AFP
    Tanya Chapuisat, UNICEF's representative in Jordan, speaks during a press briefing. She expressed concern that the number of children working in the country was rising. AFP

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Pandemic pushes more children into work in Jordan - in pictures

Amid the economic fallout from Covid-19, a growing number of minors have joined the labour market to help their families pay for food and rent

The National

February 02, 2021

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