Today there are still millions of children performing heavy and dangerous work on a daily basis. Particularly in poor countries with inadequate educational systems it is easy to abuse a labour force of children. This has enormous consequences for their physical and mental development. Fernando Moleres pictures the worst forms of child labour.

Moleres (b. 1963) has been photographing since 1987, and has produced reports on gypsies and Iraqi refugees, among other topics. Supported by the Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, in 1992 he began work on the worldwide project Children at Work. In 1998 he won first prize during World Press Photo in the 'daily life' category.

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Photos: courtesy Grazia Neri