Where does child labor exist?
Child labor exists throughout the world and in a variety of sectors. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), there were an estimated 211 million children, ages 5 to 14,working around the world in 2000. The majority of the world’s working children, according to the ILO, are found in Asia (127.3 million), followed by Africa (48.0 million), Latin America and the Caribbean (17.4 million), and the Middle East and North Africa (13.4 million). While Asia has the highest number of child workers, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest proportion of working children.