The International Labor Organization estimates that more than 72 million children in sub-Saharan Africa — nearly one in five — are affected by child labor. Experts estimate that millions more ...

Extreme poverty brought about by HIV/AIDS, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, has dramatically increased children’s risk of hazardous child labor as families look for new ways to supplement ...

In Africa, Asia, and Latin America ... We are working to end the worst forms of child labor and to ensure that all children are protected from jobs that interfere with their health, safety ...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ramped up effort to tackle the menace of child labour in Nigeria’s artisanal ...

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade ... We are also working tirelessly to keep children protected from the harms of conflict, including child trafficking, forced early marriage and ...

West and Central Africa home to six of the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of ... The Kamsaogho Naba himself has created a local NGO to protect children in his community from child ...

A D.C.-based Catholic network is training sisters and others in Nigeria to promote the welfare of children and women, with workshops focused on ending child exploitation and violence against women.

Régine Mbuyi, Executive Secretary of the Bureau National Catholique de l’Enfance, told Crux that chronic war in the eastern ...

Fast-fashion giant Shein found two cases of child labour in its supply chain last year, the company has told MPs. Shein’s general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Yinan Zhu, disclosed ...

Mali, Africa’s biggest cotton producer, plans to invest in clean energy and tackle issues like child labor and soil health to make its output more competitive in the European market. More than ...

After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many ... Houreld is The Washington Post’s East Africa bureau chief, based in Nairobi, with responsibilities stretching from the ...