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Work Undertaken by the Children/Youth – Poipet 2009<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

98<br />

40<br />

20<br />

25<br />

0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2<br />

Scavenger<br />

Beggar<br />

CarPark<br />

Farmer<br />

ConstructionWorker<br />

HouseWorker<br />

Porter<br />

Sewing<br />

VendorSeller<br />

CutTheGrass<br />

FactoryWork<br />

Laundry<br />

SexWorker<br />

ShoeShinner<br />

Stealing<br />

HandFance<br />

NoInformation<br />

Some of the street children/youth in Poipet provided multiple answers to the question<br />

of what activities were undertaken on the streets in order to make a livelihood – thus<br />

working in more than one area. The most common work undertaken is scavenging at<br />

83.8 percent of the total questionnaires, followed by begging at 21.4 percent. Several<br />

other activities have been undertaken but only at a minuscule level.<br />

Comparing the trends of this year’s Poipet questionnaire survey to last year, there has<br />

been an increase of children/youth engaging in scavenging activities from 71 percent in<br />

2008 to 83.8 percent in 2009. The tendency for begging activities has decreased at a<br />

similar rate from 34.7 percent in 2008 to 21.4 percent in 2009.<br />

CSCN<br />

106 CSCN Street Children Profile 2009

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