The International Labor Organization yesterday had its annual World Day Against Child Labor, which raises awareness of some of the worst kinds of labor used around the world.
It's a particularly hearbreaking kind of slavery, and every year we are closer to combating the practice of using underaged workers. In 2010, a roadmap was outlined for ending child labor by 2016 and called it an "urgent priority." Steps are being taken by the world's governments to address these issues by creating policies like minimum age laws, complusory education, and supportive justice systems. However, there's still a lot of work to do.
Here are some facts:
Both the Atlantic and Reuters have slideshows of child laborers in honor of yesterday's World Day Against Child Labor.
Facts via Stop Child Labor, unless noted.
For more on GlobalPost's coverage of global labor, check out our Special Report, "Worked Over: The Global Decline of Labor Rights."