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Henlly Phom Odyuo Dimapur, Oct. 22 (EMN): A construction site in Dimapur was abuzz with the monotonous movement of workers laboriously carrying cement, sand and gravel on their heads on a sunny day, a scene not uncommon in a town that’s bustling with activity and development. What was disturbing was a 16-year-old Nilima working at an equal pace as the adults at the site. The teenager works as a labourer, toiling all day at construction sites with short breaks for lunch and tea, while most girls of her age are at school. Her parents and brothers are all part of the construction industry and they work together in a group, Nilima told Eastern Mirror. She said she was not ‘pushed’ into working at such a young age but was ‘helpless’ and had to take up the job owing to the poor condition of her family. But Nilima is not alone. Despite laws against child labour in the country, many children below 18 years of age and even below 14 are often seen working as labourers not only in

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