number of children in child labour in APAC amounted to approximately 48.7 million in 2020, equivalent to a 5.6 percent share of children in the age group. This marked a decrease from around 113.6 million in 2008.
In 2020, the majority of children involved in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region were employed in the agricultural sector. The Share of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by economic sector and subregion
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ILO, & UNICEF. (June 10, 2021). Share of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by economic sector and subregion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347101/apac-share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-economic-sector-and-subregion/
ILO, und UNICEF. "Share of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by economic sector and subregion." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347101/apac-share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-economic-sector-and-subregion/
ILO, UNICEF. (2021). Share of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by economic sector and subregion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347101/apac-share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-economic-sector-and-subregion/
ILO, and UNICEF. "Share of Children in Child Labor in The Asia-pacific Region in 2020, by Economic Sector and Subregion." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347101/apac-share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-economic-sector-and-subregion/
ILO & UNICEF, Share of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by economic sector and subregion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347101/apac-share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-economic-sector-and-subregion/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of children in child labor in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by economic sector and subregion [Graph], ILO, & UNICEF, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347101/apac-share-of-children-in-child-labor-by-economic-sector-and-subregion/