The Key To Ending Child Labor Is Helping Poor Families So Kids Aren't Forced To Work -Eleanor Goldberg

The number of child laborers worldwide is finally on the decline, but there are still 168 million too many kids being forced to work around the world.

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the total number of child laborers fell from 215 million to 168 million between 2008 and 2012. On World Day Against Child Labor, which is being observed on Thursday, activists are calling on world leaders and advocates to strengthen laws against the practice, improve opportunities for underserved kids and help poor families so that they don’t have to put their children to work.

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