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According to research released on Wednesday by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNICEF, more than 160 million children are involved in child labor around the world.

According to the report, if no relief initiatives are implemented, the number of children in child labor will increase by 8.9 million by the end of this year due to increased poverty and vulnerability.

According to the paper, children require social protection since it reduces family poverty and vulnerability, hence reducing key causes of child work.

The two groups urged for bridging the social protection coverage gap for the 1.5 billion children throughout the world who are still unable to receive monetary benefits from their families or children.

“There are numerous reasons to invest in comprehensive social protection, but eliminating child labor has to be one of the most compelling,” said Guy Ryder, the ILO’s director-general.

Uneven development

Global estimates conceal unequal progress by region over the last 20 years, with rates steadily decreasing in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean, while rates grew in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 forward.

“Although there is substantial variation across nations within each region, Sub-Saharan Africa now has more children in child labor than the rest of the world combined,” the research stated.

It referenced various research published since 2010 that showed the need for social protection in ending child labor.

They demonstrate how social protection decreases child work and facilitates schooling by assisting families in coping with economic or health shocks.

However, there has been much too little progress in ensuring that all children have access to social protection.

Governments can use a variety of strategies to strengthen social protection, according to the paper.

However, the Covid-19 epidemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, increased poverty, and climate change will all increase the prevalence of child labor, according to the report.

According to the research, progress has halted for the more than 160 million children still involved in child labor around the world (1 in 10 children aged five to 17). There are 63 million girls and 97 million boys in this group.

The paper suggests narrowing the social protection coverage gap for children to boost social protection for preventing and eliminating child work.

Prioritizing child benefits and providing social safety to the 2 billion workers in the informal economy will help them make the transition to the formal economy.

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