News note
Pandemic is pushing Latin America and the Caribbean more off track in ending child labour
PANAMA, LIMA, 11 June 2021 – The pandemic is further derailing the efforts made by Latin America and the Caribbean in eradicating child labour by 2025, alerted today ILO and UNICEF. In the region hardest hit by the pandemic, prolonged school closures and spike in poverty among the most vulnerable families are push...
News note
Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades
Multimedia content available to download here . NEW YORK/GENEVA, 10 June 2021 – The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide – an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years – with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to a new report by the Intern...
Press release
COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 12 June 2020 – Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF. According to COVID-19 a...