"Approximately 211 million of the world’s children, between the ages of 5 and 14, work at least part time, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the tripartite body representing governments, labor, and employees." This is of children who work part time, children working full time are estimated to be around 120 million, and it is mostly through force to help their parents at home and to survive. According to the international Labor Organization there are around 250 million of children between five years old and fourteen in the working world, and of this 250 kids, 100 million of them are estimated girls. This number doesnt include the millions of other children who work as domestics, prostitution..etc.. which are most likely to be girls.
http://www.laborrights.org/projects/childlab/
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