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The United Nations has warned that the Corona pandemic could push millions of children into the job market.
According to the French Press Agency, the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF made clear in a joint report today that the number of children working has decreased by 94 million since 2000, but they warned that the Corona pandemic may push children who work mainly to work longer hours in worse conditions and could It forces others to engage in forms of employment that pose a major threat to their health and safety and will likely cause a significant increase in poverty rates.
The two organizations indicated that the temporary closure of schools now affects more than one billion students in more than 130 countries.
"While the epidemic is destroying family incomes, many of them may turn to child labor unless they get help," said ILO President Guy Ryder.
"At a time of crisis, child labor becomes an adaptation mechanism for many families," the report warned that girls are particularly vulnerable to exploitation in the agricultural and domestic work sectors.
"While we re-envision the world in the post-Coved 19 era, we must ensure that children and their families have the tools they need to respond to similar crises in the future," she added, noting that good education, social protection devices and better economic opportunities may change the pattern.
The World Bank has announced that the number of people living in extreme poverty could rise sharply by as much as 60 million this year alone.