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.

Two children from Bolivia traveled more than 4,000 miles – leaving their siblings, their friends, their home – and everything else they’ve known their entire life, to come to Denver for a ...

Our Work for Children in Bolivia Save the Children has been working in Bolivia for over 30 years, implementing programs that protect the rights and serve the needs of vulnerable children – from early ...

Up to a point, they're legally allowed to do so. In Bolivia, kids must be 14 years old to work, though some exceptions are made for less dangerous jobs. But the policy is not well enforced ...

A controversial new law in Bolivia makes it the first country in the world to legalize work by 10-year-olds. One justification offered by officials sounded awfully familiar: “Kids want to work.” ...

They’re living with mom, however, inside the Women’s Correctional Facility in La Paz, Bolivia. There are about 250 prisoners here — and also 100 kids.

We lived in Bolivia when my kids were in elementary school. By the time they were in middle and upper school we were living in Armenia. School shootings in the US impacted their mental health.

Up to a point, they’re legally allowed to do so. In Bolivia, kids must be 14 years old to work, though some exceptions are made for less dangerous jobs. But the policy is not well enforced ...