UN Child Labour Report

The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward the same fate. This is according to the United Nations' child labour report. In a joint report, the International Labour Organization and the UN Children's agency –UNICEF, say the number in child labour stood at 160 million at the start of 2020, an increase of 8.4 million in four years. The report was published ahead of World Day Against Child Labour on 12th June. For more on the report and some of its key findings, Channel Africa spoke to Michaëlle De Cock, Head of Research and Evaluation Unit at the International Labour Organisation. Let’s take a listen...

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UN Child Labour Report is an episode from Africa Rise and Shine by Channel Africa.

This episode is 5:58 long.

This episode was published on Jun 11, 2021.

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