there are more than 100 million child labourers in India alone
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recently estimated that over 250 million children aged 5 to 17 are engaged in child labour around the world. Of these, some 126 million are caught in the worst forms of child labour.
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recently estimated that over 250 million children aged 5 to 17 are engaged in child labour around the world.
More than two-thirds of working children face hazards, such as cuts, fractures, loss of body parts, crushing injuries, burns, skin diseases, sight or hearing loss, and respiratory illnesses.
Child labour includes child trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, bonded child labour, child domestic work, hazardous child labour, and the use of children for armed conflict or drug trafficking.
