World Day Against Child Labour 2020: Why is it celebrated every year

Every year June 12 is celebrated as World Child Labour Prohibition Day, which was started in the year 2002. The purpose of this day was to spread awareness among the people about child labor. (Photo source - AFP)

According to a United Nations report, an estimated 152 million children are victims of child labor. Of these, 72 million children do hazardous work. (Photo source - AFP)

This year World Day is being celebrated virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is being organized in association with Global March Against Child Labor and International Partnership for Cooperation in Child Labor in Agriculture (IPCCLA). (Photo source - AFP)

In less developed countries more than one in four children (5 to 17 years old) are engaged in hazardous work, which is considered harmful to their health and development. (Photo source - AFP)

The most harmful work for the health and development of children takes place in Africa, where the number of child laborers is 72 million. (Photo source - AFP)

The regions around Asia and the Pacific Ocean are second only to Africa. A total of 62 million children are victims of child labour in these areas. (Photo source - AFP)

Due to child labour, many children in the age group of 5 to 17 are deprived of normal childhood as they are engaged in such work, as a result of which they are not able to get adequate education and proper health care. (Photo source - AFP)

The United Nations, the International Labor Organization (ILO), works for children severely affected by child labour. (Photo source - AFP)

This year the theme of World Child Labor Prohibition Day is 'Covid-19: Protect Children from Child Labour, now more than ever!' (Photo source - AFP)

Children in many countries have been severely affected by the coronavirus epidemic with many deaths reported due to the global pandemic. (Photo source - AFP)