160 million children in child labour

160 million children in child labour

Decent work 14/06/2021

According to the new global estimates by ILO and UNICEF, at the start of 2020 , 160 million children or 9.6 % of children worldwide were in child labour. 89.3 million were children aged 5 to 11; 79 million were in hazardous work. 

Beyond “Elimination of Child Labour” discourse

Beyond “Elimination of Child Labour” discourse

Decent Work 05/02/2021

On the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, we should focus on the ‘harm’ to children at work and go beyond the mere ‘elimination of child labour’ discourse. In her thought-provoking piece Yuki Fujita says why.

Luxembourg for Freedom

Luxembourg for Freedom

Decent Work 07/06/2017

Modern slavery is all around us, even though most of us do not even realise it. 21 million women, men and children are trapped in slavery, three out of every 1,000 people worldwide. 4.5 million are victims of sexual exploitation.