Instead of running off to play, a young girl must stay with her mother and attend to their shoe stand. A single tear, poised to run down her cheek, indicates her displeasure..This girl should count herself lucky that she is with her mom and is only a "helper" at the family business. Forced child labor on coffee, cotton and tobacco plantations is a rampant problem in many areas of Guatemala.

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