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Key asks for 2020 SDG Voluntary National Reviews: SDG 8.7

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Child labour deprives children of their childhood, and their future. Child labour is harmful to the physical, mental and social development of a child. It also interferes with their schooling. Child labour is both a cause and a consequence of poverty, reinforcing social inequality and discrimination.

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