According to the ILO’s latest estimates (2006), the number of child labourers fell by 11 percent globally over the past four years and the number of children in hazardous work has decreased by 26 percent. While this is encouraging, there are still 218 million child labourers worldwide, 126 million of which are engaged in hazardous work.
This section provides in-depth information on several forms and sectors of child labour as well as issues that compound the problem (such as HIV/AIDS). The list that appears here is by no means exhaustive and we will be adding new sections periodically.
Use the links below to explore the many issues addressed by IPEC in the fight against child labour.