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Tulane Report Focuses Attention on Child Labor in Cocoa Industry

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Uncovered

The proportion of children who live in countries that have not yet ratified ILO Convention 182 (on

Agriculture

6 in 10 child laborers work in agriculture, most commonly as unpaid workers on family

Sub-Saharan Africa

While many areas of the world are experiencing some progress in reducing child labor, Sub-Saharan

Hazardous work

Levels of hazardous work seem to be dropping for girls but not for

Hazardous Labor

85 million children perform “hazardous”

Decline of Child Labor Slowing?

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

Nutrition

Almost 55 million children under the age of 5 in India are

Trafficking

Nearly one in five victims of trafficking around the world are