Child Labour

Of these, 152 million people are victims of child labor, nearly half (73 million) of them are engaged in dangerous child labor.

Absolutely almost half of African child labor (72.1 million), 62.1 million in Asia and the Pacific region, 10.7 million in the Americas, 2 million in Arab countries, 5 million in Europe and Central Asia

Regarding prevalence, one-fifth (19.6%) of African children are engaged in child labor while prevalence rates in other areas are between 3% and 7%: in Arab countries 9% (1 out of 35 children) Europe and Central Asia 1% (25%) USA 3% (1 out of 19), 4% in Asia and the Pacific (1 out of 14)

Dangerous child labor is most common among 15 to 17 years old. However, one out of every four child laborers (19 million people) is completed by children under 12 years old.

58% of all children engaged in child labor and 62% of dangerous working children are boys. Men seem to be at a higher risk of child labor than girls, but this may also reflect the lack of work reports on girls, especially in the field of child labor.

Child labor is concentrated in agriculture (71%), including aquaculture including fishing, forestry, livestock grazing, self-sufficiency and commercial agriculture, 17% of services, 12% of industrial sector including mining

According to ILO's 2012 Child Labor Report, most child labor involves agriculture (59%) or over 98 million child laborers, followed by service sector (32%) or 55 million child laborers and the United States It occurs in the industries of the Ministry of Labor (7.2%). A survey on the worst forms of child labor in 2014 revealed that child labor and forced labor rates are highest in the following areas. In the 1980s, it was estimated that more than 7,000 children between the ages of 7 and 14 were taking part in a full-time stitch football game in Pakistan. Often, these children provide important ancillary income for their families. The press reported this issue and led to the negative publicity of FIFA, major brands and retailers during the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 European Football Championships. Furthermore, in June 1996, LIFE magazine published the dilemma story for 12 years. The elderly who played soccer attracted attention

Child labor is unevenly distributed in European history In modern modern day child labor, certain cultural beliefs streamline child labor and therefore encourage child labor. Several people believe that the work will contribute to the development of children's characters and skills development. Especially in many cultures where the informal economy and small family business are popular, cultural tradition is a way to obey their parents children, and child labor is a means to learn and practice this transaction from a very young age . Likewise, in many cultures girls have low educational value, girls do not need formal school education at all, and these girls are engaged in child labor such as providing housekeeping services.