Enforcement Constraints:

• • Pandemic hampers the enforcement of anti-child labour laws.
  • Fewer workplace inspections and less vigorous pursuit of human traffickers.

Anticipated Surge in Child Labour:

• • NGOs anticipate a surge in child labour as economic activity resumes.
  • Returning migrants may bring children to cities, exacerbating the problem.

Impact on Children’s Wellbeing:

• • Disruption in education, nutrition, and critical needs harms child development.
  • New children fall into forced labour, worsening conditions for existing child labourers.

Incoherence in Legal Frameworks:

• • Discrepancy between employment age laws and compulsory education completion.
  • Expansion of quality education needed beyond statutory requirements.

Diverse Forms of Child Labour:

• • Child labour varies by work type, age, and gender.
  • No one-size-fits-all strategy due to the complex nature of child labour.

Lack of National Legislation:

• • Absence of laws aligning with global conventions on hazardous industries and minimum work age.

Discrepancy in Global Commitments:

• • Lack of harmony between global commitments and domestic priorities.

Informal Economy Challenges:

• • Ineffective labour inspections in the informal economy.
  • 71% of working children in agriculture, with 69% engaged in unpaid family work.