Fast Facts

Hazardous Labor

85 million children perform “hazardous”
Fri Oct 22 2010

Decline of Child Labor Slowing?

The ILO reports that while child labor around the world decreased 10 percent between 2000 and 2004,
Fri Oct 22 2010

Nutrition

Almost 55 million children under the age of 5 in India are
Fri Oct 22 2010

Trafficking

Nearly one in five victims of trafficking around the world are
Thu Oct 21 2010

Child Labor Deaths in U.S.

34 workers under 18 died in the U.S. in
Wed Oct 20 2010

Working Teens

In 2008, the number of 15- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. who worked: 2.3
Wed Oct 20 2010

Trafficking – Africa

According to a UNICEF report in 2003, the number of 53 African countries with human trafficking
Tue Oct 12 2010

Trafficking – Africa

According to UNICEF, every year around 1,000 Mozambican women and children are sold to brothels in
Tue Oct 5 2010

Africa & Child Labor

Four in 10 African children work. There are an estimated 80 million child workers in Africa and the
Fri Oct 1 2010

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