UN Child Labor in Brazil

Recently in class, we watched a video which really was shocking. 1/2 the population in Brazil are in poverty (7 million children). Child labor is a dangerous job because you can get diseases and illnesses.Children in the world have to work to survive while we go to school and have an education. The children don't really have a choice but to earn money to buy food. I felt very heartbroken when Reinaldo, a 9 year-old boy had to break rocks which makes his hands extremely tired due to the hammering. He has to work since his mother doesn't have enough money to provide the family. Another story that I found shocking was when Leandra da Silva, an eleven year-old girl had to spend night and day picking up cans and bottles in a dump. I was really confused how Leandra's mother didn't want her daughter to have a better life by having an education at the first place.