Boy Beast of Burden

October 14, 2010

A young Egyptian boy struggles to pull a dolly full of merchandise - Cairo, Egypt - Daily Travel Photos
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A young Egyptian boy struggles to pull a dolly full of merchandise in Islamic Cairo.

I can only hope he's helping out his father's business as an after-school job. Wishful thinking, I know, particularly in a part of the world where child labor is shamefully commonplace.

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