Consign child labour to the history books

ONE in seven of the world’s children is involved in child labour affecting their physical, mental, emotional and moral development.

Thu, 14 Jun, 2007 - 01:00
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Last Tuesday marked World Day Against Child Labour and all of us need to take a closer look at why the international community continues to struggle with this issue.

We live at a time of immense wealth and yet a tiny percentage of this could potentially consign child labour to the history books.

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