The fifth global conference on the elimination of Child Labour is wrapping up in Durban, South Africa, today.

Delegates have been united in calling for more to be done to end child labour. 

Latest figures according to the International Labour Organisation show that 160 million children almost one in 10 of all children worldwide are still in child labour.

Numbers are rising, and the covid pandemic threatens to reverse years of progress.

Child labour has grown particularly in the 5 to 11-year-old age group.

This is the first time the Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour has been held in Africa a region where, child labour numbers are highest and progress has been slowest.

Most child labour on the continent, some 70% is in agriculture, often in settings where children are working alongside their families.

African Dialogue spoke to South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza…

 

The fifth global conference on the elimination of Child Labour is wrapping up in Durban, South Africa, today.
Delegates have been united in calling for more to be done to end child labour.&nbsp;
Latest figures according to the International Labour Organisation show that 160 million children almost one in 10 of all children worldwide are still in child labour.
Numbers are rising, and the covid pandemic threatens to reverse years of progress.
Child labour has grown particularly in the 5 to 11-year-old age group.
This is the first time the Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour has been held in Africa a region where, child labour numbers are highest and progress has been slowest.
Most child labour on the continent, some 70% is in agriculture, often in settings where children are working alongside their families.
African Dialogue spoke to South Africa&rsquo;s Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza&hellip;
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The programme discusses current issues pertaining to South Africa and the continent as a whole.

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