Africa: Factbox - Conflicts and Climate Disasters Forcing Children Into Work - UN

London — Years of conflict and climate disasters have pushed millions of children into work, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

In 2017, there were 152 million children under the age of 18 working around the world, the International Labour Organization said in a report marking World Day Against Child Labour.

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