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The Children of Pakistan With Trapped Childhoods

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Jun 20, 2026
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Pakistan is in the midst of a deepening child labor crisis. Recent estimates from the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF and Pakistan’s own human rights institutions indicate that around 8.6 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 are working, many in hazardous and exploitative conditions that meet international definitions of…

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