Effects of Covid-19 on children's rights | Human Rights Watch

Covid-19's Impact on Children's Rights

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(New York, May 26, 2021) - The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, along with school closings and insufficient government support, are pushing children into exploitative and dangerous child labor, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today announcing World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, 2021. Governments and donors should prioritize cash benefits to families to protect children's rights and enable families to maintain decent living standards without child labor.

The 64-page report "I Must Work to Eat": Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal and Uganda "was published in Uganda together with the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) Friends of the Nation in Ghana . Researchers examined the rise in child labor and poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of the pandemic on children's rights. Children described working long, grueling hours for little wages after their parents lost their jobs or income due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns. Many described dangerous working conditions and some reported violence, harassment and wage theft.

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