Fast Facts

India

India is home to one-fifth of the world’s child
Fri Oct 1 2010

Birth Registration

The number of every 20 children born in Somalia and Liberia that have their birth registered: One
Fri Oct 1 2010

Where is Child Labor Most Rampant?

Asia and the Pacific still has the largest numbers–almost 78 million or 9.3% of child
Fri Oct 1 2010

Slavery

The average cost of a human slave around the world today:
Fri Oct 1 2010

Trafficking in the U.S.

The estimated number of slaves trafficked into the U.S. each year:
Fri Oct 1 2010

Slavery

The number of human slaves around the world: 27 million [source: Free the Slaves,
Fri Oct 1 2010

Child Labor Around the World

The number of child laborers in the world: 215
Fri Oct 1 2010

1936: The Walsh-Healey Act

The Walsh-Healey Act sets safety standards, minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor provisions
Wed Sep 22 2010

Total Child Workers

The estimate of child laborers in the world: 168 million Source:
Sun Aug 22 2010

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