Approximately 1.3 million children between the ages of five and 17 are engaged in child labour in Sindh, with 65 per cent of them compelled to work in the agriculture sector, according to the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2023-24, as reported by Dawn.

The labour department, in partnership with UNICEF, officially launched the survey on Friday. It indicated that about two-thirds of the 1.3 million children are trapped in child labour in the agricultural sector, followed by manufacturing at 12.4 per cent and wholesale/retail trade at 10.8 per cent.

The survey found that the incidence of child labour in the province has decreased by nearly 50 per cent since the previous survey in 1996, when it was recorded at 20.6 per cent. It revealed that 10.3 per cent of children aged 5-17 are involved in chi

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