A project by Oliver Gutridge , Belén Escavy and Sergio Rabadán

Child labour refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries. Child labour was utilized to varying extents through most of history, but entered public dispute with the advent of universal schooling with changes in working conditions during the industrial revolution, and with the emergence of the concepts of workers and children's rights.

In many developed countries, it is considered inappropriate or exploitative if a child below a certain age works (excluding household chores, in a family shop, or school-related work). An employer is usually not permitted to hire a child below a certain minimum age. This minimum age depends on the country and the type of work involved. States ratifying the Minimum Age Convention adopted by the International Labor Organization in 1973, have adopted minimum ages varying from 14 to 16.

Of all the children in the world there are more than 200 million working children, more than 100 million of them are working in bad conditions and millions won’t go to school.

Some of all working children in the world are only 5 years old and the majorities are under 15 years old.

Many of the jobs are dangerous and unsafe, handling machines and tools.

They work on farms, in mines or on construction sites.

They breathe in harmful gases and are exposed to toxic chemicals.

Eight million children are treated badly and used in the worst forms

-slavery

-forced-labor

- armed conflict

-Prostitution

And many others

But the world is changing and millions of children don’t work anymore, 28 million less thank four years ago.

Now some go to school, and can learn to read and write.

But millions still need help!