Topic: #childlabour

Recovery from child exploitation is a long process – CC’s story

CC is a 14-year-old girl who came from a poor and broken family in the Indonesian city of Batam. Batam, Indonesia. Growing up without affection from her parents made her highly vulnerable to exploitation.Read more

03-07-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF

Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress.Read more

15-06-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Children’s Society: Protect children from modern slavery

The UK Children’s Society is demanding better protection for vulnerable youngsters after a huge rise in suspected cases of child exploitation. It follows the publication of new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which...Read more

01-04-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy