“There are 44 million child labourers in India…Every day in India, millions of children who should be at school are sent out to work. For most of them, it is a matter of necessity. In a country where two in five people live in abject poverty, getting enough money to feed and clothe family can be difficult…Worldwide ILO [The UN International Labour Organization] estimates that there are 246 million child labourers are aged between five and seventeen. Of those, 171 million are working in hazardous situations; roughly 8.4 million are involved in what the ILO terms ‘the unconditional worst forms of child labour’, including forced and bonded labour, armed conflict, prostitution and pornography and other illicit activities” – quoted from “50 Facts That Should Change The World” by Jessica Williams
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