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World Day Against Child Labor: 160 million children work

  • June 12, 2023
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According to The International Labour Organizationdespite the progress made in reducing child labour globally, 160 million children continue to work by presenting one in ten children World. In

According to The International Labour Organizationdespite the progress made in reducing child labour globally, 160 million children continue to work by presenting one in ten children World.

In recent years conflicts national and international, economic crisis And COVID-19 pandemicimmersed more families in povertyforcing millions of children to resort to child labor to support themselves and their families.

For the ILO, the situation with this phenomenon is the result of “lack of satisfactory answers to the many challenges and changes affecting the world of work”, indicating that the growing gap between obligations And achievements specific translation In battleeven in disinterest.

“It is more important than ever that we all do our part to ensure solutions To everyday problems people, and that we do it more effectively and consistently,” urged the international organization for labor protection.

Similarly, he argued that child labor was a problem created by poverty and exceptionas it deprives girls and boys education And possibilitieswhich limits the chances that they will achieve decent income and get stable employment when they reach coming of age.

In addition, it was revealed that this injustice is observed in most cases in Houses and with the same families of children, because two thirds of the children who resort to this practice are members of the family, and they do it in order to assistant V familiar costs.

However, the ILO stated that, as of joint fight over the past three decades can eradicate child labor in the world by addressing root causes.

“Measures to address them include creating and enforcing legal framework based on international labor standards and social dialogueproviding universal access to education good quality and social protectionas well as direct measures to combat poverty, inequality And economic insecurityand promote decent job for workers adults“, he stressed.

For his part, director ILO for Mexico and CubaPedro Américo, confirmed obligation of Mexico, as part of the Organization, to promote and implement the abolition of child labor, where government, NGOs And civil organizations must fulfill collaboration ensure social justice and eradicate these violations against human rights girls and boys.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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