Child labour worldwide increases for first time in 20 years

UN warns that coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more children into work

Child labour has risen for the first time in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters towards the same fate, Unicef has said.

In a joint report, the International Labour Organization and the UN children's agency say the number in child labour stood at 160 million at the start of 2020 - an increase of 8.4 million in four years.