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Malawi trying to enforce child labor laws  

Malawi is paying more attention to its child labor laws after a report revealed thousands of children working on tobacco farms, Plan International says.

Representatives of the children's advocacy group in London told CNN after its August report Malawi officials offered to determine the extent of the problem and better enforce child labor laws.

The August report indicated about 78,000 boys and girls as young as 5 years old work in tobacco harvesting, earning 17 cents for a 12-hour day.

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