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Child labour is mostly found in agriculture. About 100 million boys and girls are engaged in child labour in farming, livestock, forestry, fishing or aquaculture, often working long hours and facing occupational hazards.*
Child labour violates children’s rights.
By endangering health and education of the young, it also forms an obstacle to sustainable agricultural development and food security.
Key facts:
Nearly 60% of all child laborers work in agriculture… nearly 100 million boys & girls!
In this infographic two very different stories are told:
*Source: FAO
2015 Human Wrongs Watch