UN says child labour on the rise globally

By Emeline Wuilbercq, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated June 10 2021 - 10:25am, first published 10:20am
The UN says the number of child labourers has increased to 160 million from 152 million in 2016.
The UN says the number of child labourers has increased to 160 million from 152 million in 2016.

Child labour has risen for the first time in 20 years, the United Nations says, with one in 10 children in work worldwide and millions more at risk due to COVID-19.

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