In Turkish sweatshops, Syrian children sew to survive

By Dasha Afanasieva

Filed July 26, 2016, 6 a.m. GMT  Reuters

To stem the flow of migrants to Europe, Turkey agreed to house and protect those Europe ejects. But Ankara is proving unable to protect all its Syrian refugee children. Many work illegally, including in the $40 billion textiles industry.

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Muna Awwal wants to go to school. But she needs to go to work. <...> Reuters

Conflict textiles. Could you be wearing clothes made by refugee children?: https://t.co/JmzDqFSAor pic.twitter.com/aDsqS9PIUa

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