Effective Implementation of the OPSC 2010, para. 88
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Despite efforts to combat child labour, UNICEF estimates that 150 million children 5-14 years old worldwide are engaged in child labour. According to ILO estimates, more than two thirds of all child labour is in the agricultural sector. Children in rural areas - and girls in particular - begin agricultural labour as young as 5-7 years old.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material