Say No to Child Labour on this World Day Against Child Labour 2022

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• Jun 12, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

More than one in every four children aged 5 to 17 is said to be working in a job that is harmful to their health and development in the least developed countries.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">Digital Desk: mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;
mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> Every year on June 12,
World Day Against Child Labor is commemorated as a day dedicated to raising
awareness about the dangers of child labour and human trafficking.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">According to the United Nations, child labour affects more than 160
million children globally, some as young as five years old.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">More than one in every four children aged 5 to 17 is said to be working
in a job that is harmful to their health and development in the least developed
countries.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">While low-income countries have a higher percentage of children working,
middle-income countries have a higher percentage of children working.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">Middle-income countries are home to about 84 million children or 56% of
those engaged in child labour. Child labour affects 9% of children in
lower-middle-income nations, compared to 7% of children in upper-middle-income
countries.

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bold"> 

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">Let's know about the background of World Child:

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">The International Labour Organization, a United Nations entity that
regulates the world of labour, declared June 12 as World Day Against Child
Labor in 2002.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">The day's goal is to ensure that victims of child labour have a normal
childhood by providing them with adequate educational and medical assistance.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">The Theme for Child
Labour Day:

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">The theme for World Day Against Child Labour 2022 is "Universal
Social Protection to End Child Labour."

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">The theme is devoted to the cause of increasing investment in social
protection systems and schemes to establish solid social protection for protecting
children from child labour.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">Importance of the
Day:

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">The day's objective is to give dignity to children who are victims of
child labour and ensure that they receive help for their education, medical
care, and other necessities.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">Campaigns, events, and programmes have been reported worldwide addressing
the negative emotional and physical problems faced by children who are forced
into child labour.

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