Percentage and number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour, per sex and age group (disaggregated by the worst forms of child labour)
This indicator is proposed as an indicator for Sustainable Development Target 08.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human traffickign and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms.
Linkages
4.1, 8.8, 16.2
Data
Organisations
Responsible entity: ILO. Availability: Data available for about 60 countries (at least one data set collected in each of past 5 years for generating estimates of the proposed indicators).
Instruments
Household surveys (Child Labour Surveys, Mixed Surveys, LFS, HIES, LSMS, Integrated HH surveys, etc.).
The backlinks below usually do not include the child and sibling items, nor the pages in the breadcrumbs.
- 2030 Agenda Indicators
- Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)
- Household survey
- ILO
- Instrument for measuring progress in the 2030 Agenda
- Labour Force Survey (LFS)
- Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS)
- Organisation
- #sdg8 - Promote sustained, inclusive & sustainable economic growth, full & productive employment & decent work for all
- #sdt087 - take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour
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