{"id":18785,"date":"2025-06-12T18:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18785"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:29:22","slug":"un-138-million-children-worked-in-2024-eradicating-child-labor-could-take-centuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/un-138-million-children-worked-in-2024-eradicating-child-labor-could-take-centuries\/","title":{"rendered":"UN: 138 Million Children Worked in 2024, Eradicating Child Labor Could Take Centuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The United Nations announced on Wednesday that nearly 138 million children worked in fields and factories worldwide in 2024, warning that at the current slow rate of progress, eliminating child labor could take hundreds of years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1068\">Ten years ago, when the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, the international community set the ambitious target of eliminating child labor by 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1216\">But in a joint report, UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO) wrote: \u201cThe deadline has passed, but child labor has not ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-64\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b14dcd60-f7ca-4110-9f39-8f8307c72a2a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h4 class=\"ai-optimize-30\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"94\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Child Labor Drops to 137 Million, But 40% Still in Dangerous Conditions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In 2023, 137.6 million children aged 5 to 17 were working\u2014around 7.8% of all children in that age group, according to data published every four years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1533\">Although the number is massive, it&#8217;s still a decline from 246 million in 2000, when many children were forced to work to support impoverished families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1679\">After a worrying increase between 2016 and 2020, the trend reversed, with 20 million fewer children working in 2024 than four years earlier.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18788\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-10.jpg\" alt=\"UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell noted \u201csignificant progress\u201d in reducing child labor, but stressed that \u201cfar too many children still toil in mines, factories, and fields, often performing hazardous work just to survive.\u201d\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19-10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The report found that 40% of the 138 million child laborers in 2024 were involved in hazardous work that threatens their health, safety, or development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1917\">UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell noted \u201csignificant progress\u201d in reducing child labor, but stressed that \u201cfar too many children still toil in mines, factories, and fields, often performing hazardous work just to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2083\">The report found that 40% of the 138 million child laborers in 2024 were involved in hazardous work that threatens their health, safety, or development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2271\">Despite some encouraging signs, ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo warned: \u201cWe must not lose sight of the fact that we are still far from achieving our goal of ending child labor.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"2273\" data-end=\"2306\">61% of Cases in Agriculture<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2559\">According to UNICEF expert Claudia Cappa, if child labor continues to decline at the current rate, it would take centuries to eliminate it. Even if progress since 2000 were quadrupled, she said, the goal wouldn\u2019t be reached until 2060.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2712\">The report highlighted slow progress among younger children: in 2023, 80 million children aged 5 to 11 were working\u20148.2% of that age group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"2714\" data-end=\"2917\">Cappa emphasized that proven societal solutions include free and compulsory education, which not only keeps children out of labor but also protects them from exploitative conditions as they grow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18789\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18789 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/123-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\" UN report reveals nearly 138 million children were engaged in labor in 2024, with 40% in dangerous jobs. Despite some regional progress, \" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/123-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/123-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/123-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/123.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">child labor 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-66\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9ae757c1-bc43-4818-869f-d5c9356753c4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-31\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"94\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Sub-Saharan Africa Worst Hit as 61% of Child Labor Still in Agriculture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Another key factor is universal social protection, which helps reduce the burden on vulnerable families and communities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">However, declining international funding for global aid organizations threatens hard-won progress, Russell warned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">According to the report:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<ul data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3361\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-23\" data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3245\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-24\" data-start=\"3194\" data-end=\"3245\">61% of child labor occurs in agriculture,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-25\" data-start=\"3246\" data-end=\"3292\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-26\" data-start=\"3248\" data-end=\"3292\">27% in domestic work and services,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-27\" data-start=\"3293\" data-end=\"3361\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-28\" data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3361\">13% in industry, including mining and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-29\" data-start=\"3363\" data-end=\"3589\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most affected region, with 87 million working children, while Asia and the Pacific showed the most progress, reducing the number from 49 million in 2000 to 28 million in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The United Nations announced on Wednesday that nearly 138 million children worked in fields and factories worldwide in 2024, warning that at the current slow rate of progress, eliminating child labor could take hundreds of years. 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