Child Labour and Responses in South Asia
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Child labour situation
It is estimated that there are 21.6 million children aged 5-14 working in South Asia out of a total of 300 million children in this age group (see table below for detail).
| Country |
Children engaged in child labour(5-14) |
Total number of children aged 5 to 14 |
| Bangladesh (note 1) |
5.05 million |
35.06 million |
| Bangladesh |
5.05 million |
35.06 million (note 2) |
| Bangladesh |
5.05 million |
35.06 million |
| Bangladesh (note 3) |
5.05 million |
35.06 million |
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There is a great deal of commonality in the forms of Child Labour in South Asia, most notably in the areas of:
- Domestic child labour
- Children working in hazardous industries
- Children working in export industries
- Child trafficking (both internally and across borders)
- Bonded child labour in agriculture and certain parts of the industrial sector
These are briefly being elaborated on below.
Domestic child labour
It is estimated that there are 21.6 million children aged 5-14 working in South Asia out of a total of 300 million children in this age group (see table below for detail).
It is estimated that there are 21.6 million children aged 5-14 working in South Asia out of a total of 300 million children in this age group (see table below for detail).
Note 1 - text of the note.
Note 2 - text of the note.
Note 3 - text of the note.
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