ASEANEWS HEADLINES: VIENTIANE, Laos- Ministry mulls ways to reduce number of child workers
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HEADLINE: VIENTIANE, Laos- Ministry mulls ways to reduce number of child workers
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Poverty and lack of interest in schooling have been cited as the main reasons why some children work in small businesses in their local communities, and also in some factories.
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In Laos, it is estimated that more than 260,000 children aged 15-17 are working in small businesses and factories with the aim of supplementing their families’ income.
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Director General of the Department of Labour Administration, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Phongxaysack Intharat, addressed the issue on Tuesday at a meeting titled “Strengthened Implementation of the National Plan of Action to Eliminate Child Labour and Promote Decent Work conditions for Youth in Laos”.
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The plan of action has been implemented to help achieve Target 8.7 of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Here is the GLOBAL status as of Thursday, 7am, February 25, 2021
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The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 218 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
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COVID-19 infection crosses 113 million globally as deaths cross are at 2.506 million.
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Deaths: 2,506,071:
Recovered: 88,663,888.
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