Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.
Kailash Satyarthi (2014)
This cartogram uses UNESCO data to highlight where the phenomenon is most widespread, and how it relates to the number of children in each country. The map is proportional to the number of children aged 5 to 14 years in each country, while the colours indicate the prevalence of child labour in each country.
Child labour is a major problem in the world’s poorest countries where more than a quarter of children are engaged in such activities that are harmful to their health and their development. The majority of child labour takes place in agriculture (58.6 per cent of child labour according to ILO estimates). The cartogram also demonstrates that in absolute numbers Asia and the Pacific play an equally prominent role. And while there is a lack of data for the wealthiest parts of the world, including China, child labour is still an issue in upper- and middle-income countries with the ILO estimating 12 out of 168 million child workers being in these countries.
