72m children forced into child labour in Africa alone – WHO
The UN’s health agency disclosed this in a tweet on its official twitter account at the weekend.“Child labour is detrimental to the health and development of children,” It said. “72 million children in Africa are forced into child labour, and the COVID-19 crisis puts many more at risk.
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