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In contrast, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest global rate of child labor — about 1 in 4 kids work. And the report points out there has only been a slight improvement, with the rate dropping ...
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A new report from UNICEF finds that there's been a lot of progress in the last 5 years when it comes to tackling child labor in many parts of the world. But sub-Saharan Africa has made less progress.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: More than 100 million children around the world wake up and, instead of heading to school, they go to work, often on farms or in mines. A new report shows progress has been made ...
TANIS: Especially in sub-Saharan Africa, progress has been much slower. The prevalence of child labor dropped only a few percentage points since 2008. One reason is the child population is growing, ...
Two-thirds of all child labour takes place in sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for around 87 million children, with only a small reduction from 23.9 per cent to 21.5 per cent over the last four years.
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