“Children Are Meant      To Learn Not Earn”

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child labour deprives children of a childhood and an education. It is harmful in many ways like

 

MENTAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL.

Child labour began in the

 

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when poor children where more obedient, helpless and cheaper.

 

 

 

There are currently around

 

 

168 MILLION CHILDREN INVOLVED

 

 

 

and 85 MILLION

of those work in dangerous, hazardous conditions.

 

 

 

 

It is estimated that...

 

22 000 children die PER YEAR

 

 

 

 

 

IMAGE FROM: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-17589445

 

because of child labour. (2007)

 

The Asia And Pacific region has the highest number of child labourers with around

 

78 MILLION CHILDREN.

 

 

 

The prevention of child labour has shown positive results as 40% of girls and 25% of boys involved in child labour are now

FREE.

 

 

The ILO (International Labour Organization) is a key influence in the prevention of child labour, along with UNICEF and World Vision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Children work tortuously as...

 

servants (domestic work),

Fishing,

Food processing,

Construction,

Working in brick factories,

Farming*,

Fighting as child soldiers,

Clothe manufacturing,

Sex industry,

and other tasks.

 

 

agriculture has the highest number of child labourers with 59% or 98million