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Child labor in supply chains

Child labor in supply chains


160 million children globally are working ​

DW News – 2023

According to the International Labor Organization, about one in ten of all youngsters globally are working — 160 million children.

Most are deprived of a formal education – making it all the more difficult to access a better future. We speak to ILO child labor expert Benjamin Smith about dealing with the problem.