incidence rates child labour worldwide in 10-14 age group, in 2003, per world bank data. data incomplete, many countries not collect or report child labour data (coloured gray). colour code follows: yellow (<10% of children working), green (10–20%), orange (20–30%), red (30–40%) , black (>40%). nations such guinea-bissau, mali , ethiopia have more half of children aged 5–14 @ work provide families.
child labour still common in many parts of world. estimates child labour vary. ranges between 250 , 304 million, if children aged 5–17 involved in economic activity counted. if light occasional work excluded, ilo estimates there 153 million child labourers aged 5–14 worldwide in 2008. 20 million less ilo estimate child labourers in 2004. 60 percent of child labour involved in agricultural activities such farming, dairy, fisheries , forestry. 25 percent of child labourers in service activities such retail, hawking goods, restaurants, load , transfer of goods, storage, picking , recycling trash, polishing shoes, domestic help, , other services. remaining 15 percent laboured in assembly , manufacturing in informal economy, home-based enterprises, factories, mines, packaging salt, operating machinery, , such operations. 2 out of 3 child workers work alongside parents, in unpaid family work situations. children work guides tourists, combined bringing in business shops , restaurants. child labour predominantly occurs in rural areas (70%) , informal urban sector (26%).
contrary popular beliefs, child labourers employed parents rather in manufacturing or formal economy. children work pay or in-kind compensation found in rural settings, urban centres. less 3 percent of child labour aged 5–14 across world work outside household, or away parents.
child labour accounts 22% of workforce in asia, 32% in africa, 17% in latin america, 1% in us, canada, europe , other wealthy nations. proportion of child labourers varies among countries , regions inside countries. africa has highest percentage of children aged 5–17 employed child labour, , total of on 65 million. asia, larger population, has largest number of children employed child labour @ 114 million. latin america , caribbean region have lower overall population density, @ 14 million child labourers has high incidence rates too.
a boy repairing tire in gambia.
accurate present day child labour information difficult obtain because of disagreements between data sources constitutes child labour. in countries, government policy contributes difficulty. example, overall extent of child labour in china unclear due government categorizing child labour data “highly secret”. china has enacted regulations prevent child labour; still, practice of child labour reported persistent problem within china, in agriculture , low-skill service sectors small workshops , manufacturing enterprises.
in 2014, u.s. department of labor issued list of goods produced child labor or forced labor china attributed 12 goods majority of produced both underage children , indentured labourers. report listed electronics, garments, toys , coal among other goods.
maplecroft child labour index 2012 survey reports 76 countries pose extreme child labour complicity risks companies operating worldwide. ten highest risk countries in 2012, ranked in decreasing order, were: myanmar, north korea, somalia, sudan, dr congo, zimbabwe, afghanistan, burundi, pakistan , ethiopia. of major growth economies, maplecroft ranked philippines 25th riskiest, india 27th, china 36th, viet nam 37th, indonesia 46th, , brazil 54th - of them rated involve extreme risks of child labour uncertainties, corporations seeking invest in developing world , import products emerging markets.
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