The United Nations has named 2021 the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor. That’s as the International Labor Organization estimates that 152 million children – almost one-in-ten of all minors worldwide – are forced to work. In our weekly equality segment, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the situation. Kailash won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work in focusing attention on the exploitation of children for financial gain.
Nobel Peace Laureate Satyarthi on the Global Campaign to End Child Labor
