100 Million Boys and Girls Engaged in Child Labour in Farming, Livestock, Forestry, Fishing or Aquaculture

Child labour is mostly found in agriculture. About 100 million boys and girls are engaged in child labour in farming, livestock, forestry, fishing or aquaculture, often working long hours and facing occupational hazards.*

Child labour violates children’s rights.

By endangering health and education of the young, it also forms an obstacle to sustainable agricultural development and food security.

Key facts:

Nearly 60% of all child laborers work in agriculture… nearly 100 million boys & girls!

In this infographic two very different stories are told:

• The typical story of a child labourer in agriculture, increasingly involved in work and obliged to leave school too early.
• The typical story of a  child living and learning in a rural area,  whose rights are respected thanks to what FAO promotes