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According to the African Union Ten Year Action Plan on Eradication of Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in Africa (2020-2030), in 2016, a fifth of African children (72 million) were in child labour. Nearly half of them were in hazardous work.
Child labour in Africa is generally defined based on two factors: type of work and minimum appropriate age of the work. [1] If a child is involved in an activity that is harmful to his/her physical and mental development, he/she is generally considered as a child labourer.
With roughly 85 per cent of employment in Africa in the informal economy, there is an expected increase in child labour due to the closure of schools, the significant loss of income of...
In sub-Saharan Africa, population growth, recurrent crises, extreme poverty, and inadequate social protection measures have led to an additional 16.6 million children in child labour over the past four years.
since 2012. There are now more children in child labour in sub-Saharan Africa than in the rest of the world combined. Global child labour goals will not be achieved without a breakthrough in this region. Continued progress was registered over the last four years among children aged 12 to 14 and 15 to 17. Child labour in both age groups declined
Africa has the largest number of child labourers; 72.1 million African children are estimated to be in child labour and 31.5 million in hazardous work. Progress against child labour appears to have stalled in Africa.
Child labour statistical profile: Africa. This profile provides statistics on child labour prevalence and characteristics for Africa region. Facebook X Linkedin Publication details. Date. 10 December 2021. Files for download. PDF 1.34 MB. Child labour statistical profile: Latin America and the Caribbean ...
Africa has the greatest incidence of economically active children: 41 percent of children in the continent are at work. On average, more than 30% of African children between 10 and 14 are agricultural workers. In Rwanda, there are an estimated 400,000 child workers.
Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean have seen steady progress on child labour since 2008; similar progress has eluded sub-Saharan Africa. Percentage of children aged 5 to 17 years in child labour, by region.
This paper presents an overview of child labour in Africa. It discusses the incidence and nature of child labour, possible causes, and actual and potential policy instruments. It answers some questions and raises others.