In 2020, 72.1 percent of children in labor worldwide were contributing family workers. In Latin America and the Carribean 42.1 percent of employed five to 17 year olds were working for someone else outside of their family.
Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by type of employment and region
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by type of employment and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243991/share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-employment-region/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by type of employment and region." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243991/share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-employment-region/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by type of employment and region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243991/share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-employment-region/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Distribution of Children in Child Labor in 2020, by Type of Employment and Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243991/share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-employment-region/
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Distribution of children in child labor in 2020, by type of employment and region [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243991/share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-employment-region/
