Children on the streets in Guatemala are forced to resort to extreme and often illegal measures to stay alive. Once on the streets, Guatemalan children instantly become part of the city's informal labor market . Children make up most of this market and their jobs include street vending, shoe shining, and washing and watching cars. Working conditions are harsh, and children often work more than 40 hours a week. Though not a desirable source of income for most, these jobs are seen as acceptable because they are legal. Many children forced to survive on the streets alone usually resort to illegal methods. The Human Rights Watch reported that 75 percent of children on the street sniff shoe glue. Shoe glue is both abundant and relatively cheap, and is easily obtained and sold by children who work in shoe factories. By sniffing shoe glue, children living on the streets are able to stay warm on cold nights and to forget about their hunger. Some take part in this drug abuse to even combat boredom. Other illegal survival methods include criminal activities such as larceny, robbery, drug pushing, and prostitution, all extreme, yet necessary. The amount of children involved in criminal activity is far lower than the number of those who work. Although the majority of street children do not participate in crimes, those who do are responsible for the misperceptions of street children that lead to the justifications of their killings. Most street children are left in these jails for an extended amount of time because they either do not have family members to come and release them, or their family members cannot pay the jail fees.