EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) – While most of the world is trying to diminish child labor, Bolivia has become the first nation to legalize it from age 10. Congress approved the legislation early this month, ...

La Paz: Bolivia passed a law on Thursday authorising children to work from age 10, saying the rule is necessary due to realities in the impoverished country where kids join the labour market ...

When Jane Skeans is looking for major gifts for the charity she started a few years ago, she knows who to approach – older people. "It's a lot easier conversation," said Ms. Skeans, who runs Bolivia ...

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Bolivia passed a law Thursday authorizing children to work from age 10, saying the rule is necessary due to realities in the impoverished country where kids join the labor market prematurely. The ...

A project conceived to spark the imagination of disadvantaged children and help them explore the arts and themselves is bringing joy to the streets of Bolivia. Brooklyn, New York-based artist Robert ...

In Bolivia, more than 1,400 children are currently living with their parents behind bars in that country’s prisons. Officials and some parents say that given the alternatives, it might be for the best ...

As the world's third largest supplier of the plant, Bolivia's trying to shake itself free from coca's drug-addled past and turn the crop into nutritious food. There's only one problem: It tastes ...

BOLIVIA is a country in political turmoil. Only this week its President, Carlos Mesa (pictured above), offered his resignation in the face of huge protests by thousands, most notably members of the ...

The political environment in Bolivia has caused many children to spend their childhood in jails along with their parents. Ramiro Llanos spent part of his childhood in prison -- living there with his ...

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