Child labour is a violation of every child’s right to a childhood.
When children can not achieve their full potential, it tears at a countries’ social fabric and directly diminishes its economic growth.
And even as these dire consequences are known, child labour has increased globally to 160 million. This means that every one in 10 children age five and over in the world today are trapped in child labour. 70% of all child labour takes place in the agriculture sector. Right now there are six steps that can be taken to end child labor and to ensure a brighter, more fulfilling future for all countries.
1. Making Decent Work a Reality for Adults and Youth
Governments should embrace internationally recognised fundamental rights at work including ending forced labour, discrimination at work, respecting
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