More than 1,2 million children in Zambia are victims of child labour, research by the International Labour Organization, UNICEF and the World Bank has revealed.
The research said 48 per cent of seven to 14 year-old children across the country were involved in economic activity instead of going to school.
Understanding Childrens Work (UCW) coordinator, Furio Rosati, said: – Child labour and low levels of education in Zambia is relatively high compared to other countries that have similar income levels.
He said child labour was rampant because a lot of people in the country had poor living standards and low levels of income which resulted in children being forced to work.
He said the low level of education among children caused a potential threat to the development of the country.
Rosati said 36 per cent of children worked and attended school at the same time while 12 per cent were only involved in work. He said the working children performed poorly academically compared to the ones that only concentrated on school, the Times of Zambia reported.
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