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  2. Child slavery - Wikipedia

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    Child slavery is the slavery of children. The enslavement of children can be traced back through history. The enslavement of children can be traced back through history. Even after the abolition of slavery, children continue to be enslaved and trafficked in modern times, which is a particular problem in developing countries.

  3. List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor

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    Founded in 1947, the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has published numerous reports on the subject of labor, child labor, forced labor and forced child labor around the world. [15] [16] [17] Since 2009, [18] the Bureau has been issuing an updated List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor yearly. The report listed 122 ...

  4. List of countries by child labour rate - Wikipedia

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    The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.

  5. Child labour - Wikipedia

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    Child labour predominantly occurs in the rural areas (70%) and informal urban sector (26%). Contrary to popular belief, most child labourers are employed by their parents rather than in manufacturing or formal economy. Children who work for pay or in-kind compensation are usually found in rural settings as opposed to urban centres.

  6. Child labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Child labor in the United States was a common phenomenon across the economy in the 19th century. Outside agriculture, it gradually declined in the early 20th century, except in the South which added children in textile and other industries. Child labor remained common in the agricultural sector until compulsory school laws were enacted by the ...

  7. Slavery in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Among working people of some means, a child slave might be an investment; an example from the juristic Digest is a metalsmith who buys a child slave, teaches him the trade, and then sells him at double the original price paid. [231] Apprenticeship contracts exist for free and slave children, with few differences in terms between the two. [232]

  8. Convention on the Rights of the Child - Wikipedia

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    Although child slavery is difficult to gauge within the UK, child slaves are imported into the UK and sold. [37] Laws and enforcement mechanisms against slavery and human trafficking were consolidated and strengthened in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 .

  9. Henry Darger - Wikipedia

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    The largest part of the book, The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, follows the adventures of the daughters of Robert Vivian, seven princesses of the Christian nation of Abbieannia who assist a daring rebellion against the child ...