Over eleven percent of children between the ages of five and eleven are engaged in economic activities. The statistics are shocking. That means that about 324,659 children, who should be in school, are not getting a chance to study.
These extremely unfortunate numbers were revealed during this year's Child Labour Workshop, which was organised by Winrock International and the Government of Rwanda. According to studies, the vast majority of children are employed as either agricultural workers, especially in tea plantations, or as househelps. This situation is not acceptable.
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