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How many of us know the significance of 12 June? International Labour Organization (ILO) has declared 12 June as the World Day against Child Labour. Yet, that the day is not recognized to the extent of less meaningful days like Valentine's Day.
According to UNICEF, one in six children in the world are engaged in child labor, i.e. an estimated 158 million children. According to UNICEF, millions of children are engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere, but invisible, toiling as domestic servants in homes, laboring behind the walls of workshops, hidden from view on plantations.
The worst place in this respect is sub-Saharan Africa, in which one in three children is engaged in child labor, representing 69 million children. In South Asia, another 44 million are engaged in child labor.
The worst place in this respect is sub-Saharan Africa, in which one in three children is engaged in child labor, representing 69 million children. In South Asia, another 44 million are engaged in child labor.
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