One-fifth of all African children are involved in child labour.  According to the 2016 Global Estimates of Child Labour, that’s more than twice as high as in any other region, with 72.1 million African children estimated to be in child…

Our post-pandemic world should be one free from child labour. One that leaves us with a healthier planet, stronger cities and towns, and kids with revitalized dreams for their futures.

Ridma Weerawardena is a recording artist from Colombo, Sri Lanka. You can hear more of his music on his YouTube channel. This is his story.

San Min Htet is a 13-year-old boy who scavenges for scraps of jade stone in Hpakantin Kachin State, known as Myanmar’s “land of jade”. This is his story.

In 2021, child labour is not often in the news. It should be. Child labour is defined as work that deprives children of their childhood.