GENEVA: The world has marked the first rise in child labor in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward the same fate, the United Nations said on Thursday.
In a joint report, the International Labor Organization and the UN children's agency United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (Unicef) said the number in child labor stood at 160 million at the start of 2020 - an increase of 8.4 million in four years.
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