Tally of goods linked to child labour grows
Four more goods made in Cambodia have been linked to exploitative child labour, adding to a mounting list of items the United States considers to be produced in violation of international rights laws. … The mounting number of Cambodian goods found to use child labour runs counter to the global trend, according to an International Labour Organisation report cited by the US. While there were an estimated 215 million child labourers worldwide in 2008, the figure declined to 168 million in 2012. But of the labouring children, more than 50 per cent were engaged in hazardous work. Three of the four sectors most recently added to Cambodia’s list are considered hazardous and therefore illegal work for children, according to a government prakas. …
Laignee Barron
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