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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