World No Child Labor Day: 1 million child workers in Kenya still have no choice but to make a living

Integrated Xinhua News Agency, June 12 is "World No Child Labor Day." Over the years, the international community has worked tirelessly to solve the problem of child labor, but the phenomenon of child labor persists.
The Kenya Ministry of Labor of African countries announced on the 10th that there are still about 1 million child laborers in the country who make a living in difficult and unsafe conditions.
Elizabeth, head of the Ministry of Labor against child labor in Kenya's Ministry of Labor, said: "Despite the fact that Kenya has achieved primary school-free education, the dropout rate has not dropped significantly, with about 800,000 to 1 million currently dropping out of school as child labor." In Kenya, Although primary education is free, many poor families are still unable to afford textbooks, stationery and other expenses. In some remote areas, many families even need their children to work in order to obtain a family's rations. Working with parents or working for employers is a reality that many children in impoverished areas have to face.
In 1973, the International Labor Organization adopted the Minimum Age Convention (No. 138), which stipulates that the minimum age for employment should be 15 years (except in exceptional circumstances). According to ILO statistics, there are still about 165 million child laborers aged between 5 and 14 in the world. Many of them work long hours, work in bad conditions, their lives are not safeguarded and their physical and psychological health is seriously affected Infringement.
In June 2002, the 90th International Labor Conference held in Geneva decided that June 12 of each year will be "World No Child Labor Day" to raise awareness of children's rights protection. The ILO has set this year's theme of "World No Child Labor Day" as "giving girls a chance: eradicating child labor", aiming to raise awareness of the problem of child labor among women.