A day in the mines.

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Instead of going to school, these boys descend 70 feet each morning into a dank muddy pit to dig for coal. They're some of the 70,000 child miners toiling in India, despite a law prohibiting the dangerous work for anyone under 18. Most of the miners are orphans or from destitute families; some are brought in from neighboring countries like Bangladesh or Nepal. Police often take bribes to turn a blind eye...