Child labour

Child labour robs millions of children of health, education and growth. This year, World Day Against Child Labour draws attention to the role of social protection in keeping children out of child labour . Social protection enables access to education, health care and nutrition and plays a critical role in the fight against child labour

Globally 168 million children aged 5-14, or nearly 1 in 6 children in this age group, are involved in child labour. Child labour is the effect and the cause of poverty. Child labourers are drawn from the socio-economically most marginalised communities, such as those from minorities and the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Today as we celebrate the International Day against Child Labour, let us take a pledge to raise our voice against child labour.