Countries urged to protect children

2013-06-27T13:22:00

Around 130 million children work in agriculture, livestock and fisheries © FAO/Abdelhak Senna

A guidance document published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that although almost every country has signed international conventions to protect children, many have not translated these agreements into national legislation.

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