Nat Rohani and her sister Thearos one day dream of being a doctor and teacher respectively. Unable to attend school due to their family’s low income, this seems unlikely. Instead, at 1am daily, they leave the boat that they call home on the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers in Phnom Penh and collect litter on Sokha Riverside to make money.
A recent UNICEF report attributes the prevalent issue of child labour in Cambodia to families being unable to afford education.
Producers: Samoeun Nicseybon, Iea Sonita, Ra Nita
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Published in topics: Education
