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U.N. goal to end child labour by 2025 deemed impractical, out of touch

U.N. goal to end child labour by 2025 deemed impractical, out of touch

EMELINE WUILBERCQ A goal to stamp out child labour by 2025 is out of touch with global realities and could push many working children into worse poverty and marginalisation, a group of academics said this week as they called for more realistic targets. The United Nations launched the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour last week, saying urgent action was needed to meet the goal as COVID-19 puts more children at risk of underage work and threatens decades of progress. According to the academics, the objective was unrealistic even before the pandemic disrupted schooling and increased hardship for…
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More children in Zimbabwe are working to survive: what’s needed

More children in Zimbabwe are working to survive: what’s needed

THE ability of Zimbabwean families to take care of children has been compromised by a collapsing economy, compounded by COVID-19. About 4.3 million people in rural communities, including children, are food insecure this year. The World Food Programme indicates that at least 60% of the population of Zimbabwe need food aid. DR GETRUDE DADIRAI GWENZI, Early Career Researcher in the Sociology of Child Welfare in Africa, Lingnan University The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation in Zimbabwe has estimated that over 20,000 children have turned to vending as a means of survival since the COVID-19 lockdown. According to reports,…
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