One in five children between the ages of 10 and 17 in Myanmar go to work instead of school, a recent census report revealed. The opening up of the Myanmar economy in 2011 triggered a spike in demand for labor. Many children now work in fish farming and processing. At Yangon’s San Pya fish market, the country’s largest, children as young as nine are employed to clean and process fish. They also unload boats and trucks during 12-hour overnight shifts. The National League for Democracy (NLD), the party led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, has said tackling child labor was one of its main goals. The NDL’s landslide victory in November elections ushered in Myanmar’s first civilian government in 54 years. The law in Myanmar bars children under the age of 13 from working in shops or factories, and stipulates that teenagers aged 13-15 should not work more than four hours a day or at night. Photos can be viewed at: http://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/children-toil-feed-myanmar-s-booming-economy-n558336