June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour!
June 12, 2015 | John P. | Comments (0)
“In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour” - Malala Yousafzai (Co-Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize)
“Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labour and child trafficking” - Malala Yousafzai (Co-Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize)
“Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labour in my lifetime.” - Kailash Satyarthi (Co-Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize)
June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour, operating under the auspices of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), an affiliated organization of the United Nations (UN). The 2015 Theme is NO to Child Labour, YES to Quality Education. The worldwide number of children involved in child labour has decreased by one-third since the year 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children. Eight-five million of those children are involved in dangerous work, a drop from 171 million in 2000. 78 million children are engaged in child labour activities in Asia and the Pacific (9.3% of the population), compared 59 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa (more than 21% of the population). 13 million children are involved in child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean (8.8% of the population), compared to 9.2 million in the Middle East and North Africa (8.4% of the population).
98 million (59%) of child labourers worldwide are involved in agriculture, compared to 54 million in services and 12 million in industry, mainly within the scope of the “informal economy”. Child labour rates decreased by 40% amongst girls since 2000, compared to only 25% for boys.
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