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Cartoons on Child Labor

June 12, 2020

June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour. We have selected some of the best cartoons on child labour from our visual archive.

Marco de Angelis - Italy

There are an estimated 152 million children in child labor.

Moshe Gilula - The Netherlands

Children are used as workers in many industries, such as producing chololate...

Niels Bo Bojesen - Denmark

...coffee...

Vasco Gargalo - Portugal

...and fashion.

Elihu Duayer - Brazil

Many brands use child labor to cut down on prodcution costs and increase profit margins.

Omar Perez - Spain

Being forced to work deprives children of an education.

Vasco Gargalo - Portugal

72 million children are forced to do hazardous work.

Martirena - Cuba

In the end, child labor is not only detrimental to the individual child, it reinforces global inequality.

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