Nearly 80 Million Children Still Working in ‘Modern Slavery’ Conditions, 72 Years After the Abolition of Slavery by the United Nations

Section 1: Report According to reports from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), nearly 80 million children are still being classified as working under “hazardous conditions” that are considered “modern slavery,” despite the United Nations abolishing slavery 72 years ago. Traditional slavery has been widely used throughout history by various civilizations. During the 400-year…