WNCB, Global March against Child Labour and Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal present a joint call to action on promoting the Area Based Approach for the prevention and eradication of child labour. Child labour remains a pressing issue in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. According to the ILO’s report of 2020, out of the 160 million of children (5–17-year-old) engaged in child labour worldwide, 24.3 million (6.2%) are in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, while 26.3 million (5.5%) are
in Central and Southern Asia. In both regions, child labour is highly concentrated in rural areas.
South Asia and Southeast Asia Call to Action