Nearly 138 million of these children – about one in 17 – are engaged in child labour, including 54 million in hazardous work that endangers their health and safety, according to estimates by the ...

Child labor is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is estimated that about 160 million children are engaged in child labor, about 87 ...

A young boy herding cattle in South Africa. Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Child labour is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south ...

In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and ...

2025: Progress is clear, but there's more to do: let’s speed up efforts! The 2025 World Day will focus on a key milestone: the release of the 2025 global estimates and trends of child labour. This ...

How a UNICEF-supported Integrated Social Services approach in Ghana is helping to protect children's right to stay in school and out of the workforce.

GUIGLO, Ivory Coast — Five boys are swinging machetes on a cocoa farm, slowly advancing against a wall of brush. Their expressions are deadpan, almost vacant, and they rarely talk. The only sounds in ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is rich with lithium, an essential mineral for electric car batteries. Credit - JUNIOR KANNAH/AFP—Getty Images In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, ...