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Girls are more often the victims of child labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often light, it often involves serious risks to the health. In one recent case, children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative. The children, therefore, not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also are prevented from attending school. When they become older, they are therefore, unable to do any other kind of work.