The Plight Of Myanmar -- A Commentary

From Washington Times:

Today, The Washington Times features a gripping report with a compelling photo spread on the plight of young children in Myanmar.

While most American children are in school, getting an education and relishing the joys and innocence of childhood, the children of Myanmar work from dawn to dusk to collect molasses. They scramble to gather molasses at the Mandalay Bay Tourist Jetty, along the beach, in dirty water, from the tail pipe of a truck, from the sides of metal containers - in short, anywhere they can. The molasses gathered is brought by adults to a collection center where the drippings are turned into sugar. The children participate in this in order to earn a little bit of money - about $1 to $2 per day - for their desperately impoverished families.

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