The government also said that there was an ongoing review of the labour standard bill to mainstream child labour, with special consideration on the adoption of 15 years as the minimum age for work or employment.
According to the minister, “About 25 million adults and children are in forced labour, including in global supply chains. She explained that the critical stakeholders were all aware that the current global statistics shows that 160 million children and nearly one in 10 worldwide are engaged in child labour.
Phala, who was represented by the ILO Project Coordinator on Child Labour, Agatha Kolawole, called for the quick passage of the Labour Standard Bill as its passage would completely eliminate the issue of child labour in the country.