{"id":26177,"date":"2020-06-13T17:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T17:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=26177"},"modified":"2020-06-15T18:54:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T18:54:10","slug":"72m-children-forced-into-child-labour-in-africa-alone-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/72m-children-forced-into-child-labour-in-africa-alone-who","title":{"rendered":"72m children forced into child labour in Africa alone \u2013 WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that 72 million children in Africa are forced into child labour.<\/p>\n<p>The UN\u2019s health agency disclosed this in a tweet on its official twitter account at the weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-center code-block-2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The WHO said the COVID-19 pandemic had further put many more children at risk of child labour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChild labour is detrimental to the health and development of children,\u201d It said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c72 million children in Africa are forced into child labour, and the COVID-19 crisis puts many more at risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-center code-block-2\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe must protect children from child labour, now more than ever.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"amp-wp-a48e09f\" data-amp-original-style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that 72 million children in Africa are forced into child labour. 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