Delegate: 'Child labour a symptom of a dysfunctional society'

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At least two-thousand delegates from over 180 countries are attending the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Ethekwini. The event, held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre is aimed at protecting children by eliminating child labour. Children in rural areas have been identified by the International Labour Organisation as the most vulnerable to exploitative labour. Globally, the majority of the children involved in child labour are in the agricultural sector and many of them are between the ages of 5 to 11. Labour Attache at the South African Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Siyabonga Hadebe elaborates...