Facts and Statistics
- 1997: ILO estimated between 100 million and 200 million child laborers in the world
- 2004: ILO estimated that there were 218 million child laborers worldwide, with 7 of 10 working in agriculture
- In order to globally abolish child labor, ILO approximates an expense of $38 billion per year for 20 years.
- In 2001, Indian government confessed to having 12.7 million child laborers
- In Brazil in order to convince parents to send their children to school instead of work, the government pays families $4.50 per child a month. Currently, there are more than 1 million participants
- In Guatemala, female child laborers typically work 21 hours a week on domestic responsibilities coupled with a 40-hour working week beyond this.
Read more about this topic: Global March Against Child Labor
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