The International Labour Organization (ILO) has estimated that 218 million children between the ages of five and seventeen work in developing countries. Of these, 122.3 million children work in ...

around 1 in 5 of such children in the world’s poorest countries were used for labor encompassing human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The low wages earned by laborers in developing ...

African countries are home to most of the world's 160 million working children. The International Labor Organization estimates that more than 72 million children in sub-Saharan Africa — nearly ...

Of nearly 250 million children engaged in child labor around the world ... found that despite the vast differences among these four countries, many of the risks and abuses faced by child ...

One thing is universal: whether they are growing coffee or cocoa, rice or corn, all parents want their children to get the best start in life. Unfortunately, child labor – legally ... by the EU ...

Child trafficking affects every country ... suburban and rural areas. Labor trafficking occurs in the U.S., but at lower rates than most developing countries. If you suspect someone is a victim of ...

From a small group of five organizations, it now brings together over 50 groups/organizations working on child labor in 14 countries. It facilitates sharing of expertise and experiences between NGOs ...

Child labor has long been a dark stain on the ... often are murky – especially in the palm oil industry – and developing countries that produce commodities in large volumes cheaply often ...

Perdue Farms and JBS, two of the country’s biggest meatpackers, will pay a combined $8 million after the Department of Labor found the companies relied for years on migrant children to work in ...