Quick Facts Friday

This week, the quick facts focus is on CHILD LABOR.

• One in six children 5 to 14 years old -- about 16% of all children in this age group -- is involved child labor in developing countries.
• In the least developed countries, 30% of all children are engaged in child labor.
• Worldwide, 126 million children work in hazardous conditions, often enduring beatings, humiliation and sexual violence by their employers.
• An estimated 1.2 million children -- both boys and girls -- are trafficked each year into exploitative work in agriculture, mining, factories, armed conflict or commercial sex work.
• The highest proportion of child laborers is in sub-Sahara Africa, where 26% of children (49 million) are involved in work.

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