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Child Labour during pandemic period
The year 2021 is set to be marked as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. June 12 is celebrated as world day against child labour to foster world wide movement against any form of child labour.
It was launched by International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002 to focus on child labour and the action needed to eliminate it.
Virtual campaign is being organized with joint ILO-UNICEF paper on COVID-19 impact on child labour.
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Theme 2020: Covid-19: Protect Children from Child Labour, now more than ever!
The crisis can push millions of vulnerable children into child labour.
Already, there are an estimated 152 million children in child labour, 72 million of which are in hazardous work. These children are now at even greater risk of facing circumstances that are even more difficult and working longer hours.
The COVID-19 pandemic may force children into work given that families are facing falling incomes during pandemic.
Children are out of school due to lockdown restrictions draw them to child labour.
Government and civil society need to be vigil and put in extra effort to prevent child labour.
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