Meet Henry, he will make you go nuts. Literally. Back in May 2006 I asked your thoughts about child labor. 11 years later, I ask again, what kind of future awaits for Guatemala when its children are on the streets working to survive today. What kind of education and preparation will its labor force have … Read more
Push and pull, push and pull, slowly but with all the strength of her little muscles this little girl was able to bring the box of strawberries near the fruit stand. It breaks my heart to see SO MANY children working instead of being in school like they should if the laws were enforced in … Read more
Some children go to a town fair to play and have fun. Other children go to work. Such is the case on this bored boy tending a game stand at the town fair of Ciudad Vieja. I believe this is the second time I show such scene at town fair, but I can find the … Read more
We recently watched the film Boyhood, one of the film with more nominations and awards and a good contender for the Oscars. Boyhood follows the life a kid, Mason, from age 5 to age 18; that’s 12 years. My first thought was, what has become of the little shoe-shine kid I photographed 9 years ago. … Read more
Over six years ago I pondered about the future of Guatemala and its child labor force: The future of a society is with the children and their education and preparation. What kind of future awaits for Guatemala when its children are on the streets working to survive today. What kind of education and preparation will … Read more
How can we expect a better future as a country if our future is on the streets working instead of in school preparing to make a better nation?
Kids should be in school. In Guatemala there are laws for everything you can imagine, including laws against child labor. Yet there is no enforcement of most laws here; child labor is no exception. In my opinion, this is one of the main reason that makes the countries in the south fall behind. I wonder … Read more