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Indicator

Indicator 8.7.1: Proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

Target

Target 8.7: Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking 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

Metadata update

2022-03-31

International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Related indicators

Many other SDG indicators have links and are relevant to child labour.