Video Duration 25 minutes 00 seconds
The United Nations made a call to end the practice on World Day against Child Labor.
Every day an estimated 160 million children are forced to work, often in dangerous conditions.
Some are as young as five years old.
This year’s United Nations World Day Against Child Labor is calling for better social protections, so parents are not forced to send their children to work.
It was one of six action points agreed last month at the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference in South Africa.
The ILO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say rising poverty could push another 8.9 million children into the workforce by the end of the year.
So what is needed to finish the workout?
Presenters: Laura Kyle
Guest:
Shantha Sinha – Former Chairman, National Committee for the Protection of Children’s Rights in India
Stephen Blight – Senior Global Child Protection Advisor, UNICEF
Nazma Akter – founder of the Awaj Foundation, and former child worker in Bangladesh’s garment industry
