The International Labor Organization estimates that more than 72 million children in sub-Saharan Africa — nearly one in five — are affected by child labor. Experts estimate that millions more ...

Extreme poverty brought about by HIV/AIDS, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, has dramatically increased children’s risk of hazardous child labor as families look for new ways to supplement ...

Of these, 122.3 million children work in the Asia-Pacific region, 49.3 million work in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 5.7 million ... and construction. Child labor ranges from four-year-olds tied to ...

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade ... We are also working tirelessly to keep children protected from the harms of conflict, including child trafficking, forced early marriage and ...

West and Central Africa home to six of the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of ... The Kamsaogho Naba himself has created a local NGO to protect children in his community from child ...

Group photograph of dignitaries In an effort to eradicate the increasing cases of child labour in the country, Engage Now ...

MC: Can you share with us your mandate as ECLT and your achievement so far in mitigating child labour? MR: ECLT is a Swiss foundation that was founded in 2000.It focuses on the tobacco sector. Its ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a global commitment to eradicate child labor, saying injustices committed against “the invisible little ones” are a gross violation against God’s ...