Street peddler tells a heart-rending tale
Badea Abu Al-Naja; 24/9/08
The soap opera of child exploitation continued unabated in Saudi Arabia without any mercy or passion from the families of these children. These children, who are mostly foreigners, will bring tears to your eyes when you listen to their dramatic stories and the reasons that made them pose as street peddlers. What took place at a market place in Makkah recently was a heartbreaking story of child abuse. A young girl, who was not more than four years of age, was selling chewing gum at the car park of the market. She had two boxes of chewing gum in her hands and a cloth bag on her shoulder to keep her money. She was moving among cars trying to sell her commodity. She was too short to be seen by drivers or passengers and could have easily been run over by a vehicle.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=114744&d=24&m=9&y=2008
Tags: Children, Saudi Arabia, Workers