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 ...

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

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade ... including child trafficking, forced early marriage and child labor. But we can’t do any of this lifesaving work without your support. Even ...

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

In 2017, the country hosted its “National Child Labor Day” in the lakeside town of Kete Krachi, to call awareness to the issue. There is also an effort to register all the boats on the lake ...

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 ...

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 ...

The company disclosed to British lawmakers that it uncovered two cases of child labor at its suppliers in ... Middle East, and Africa, to the British parliament’s Business and Trade Committee.

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 ...

In 2017, the country hosted its “National Child Labor Day” in the lakeside town of Kete Krachi, to call awareness to the issue. There is also an effort to register all the boats on the lake ...