Illegal child employment was estimated at 11 percent of the population aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2017. The prevalence of illegal child labor has improved since 2015, when 12.4 percent of all children and adolescents in that age range were involved in unauthorized work or working in conditions of exploitation. In 2017, the employment rate among girls in Mexico reached 8.4 percent.
Illegal employment rate among minors aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017
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INEGI. (June 12, 2018). Illegal employment rate among minors aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713591/illegal-employment-rate-minors-in-mexico/
INEGI. "Illegal employment rate among minors aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017." Chart. June 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713591/illegal-employment-rate-minors-in-mexico/
INEGI. (2018). Illegal employment rate among minors aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713591/illegal-employment-rate-minors-in-mexico/
INEGI. "Illegal Employment Rate among Minors Aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713591/illegal-employment-rate-minors-in-mexico/
INEGI, Illegal employment rate among minors aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713591/illegal-employment-rate-minors-in-mexico/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Illegal employment rate among minors aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017 [Graph], INEGI, June 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713591/illegal-employment-rate-minors-in-mexico/