Adolescent Girls at the Intersection of Poverty, Migration, and Gender

The International Labor Organization estimates that, globally, 9·6% of children aged 5–17 years are child labourers, and that sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of child labour (24%) compared with other regions in the world. The International Labor Organization draws attention to migrant child labourers as an under-reported and highly vulnerable group, a substantial proportion of whom are girls with no formal education. Unaccompanied child migration and child labour are intricately related, as many unaccompanied migrant children need to work to financially survive. 1 Maioli SC Bhabha J Wickramage K et al. International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021; 5: 882-895 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (23) Google Scholar Therefore, unaccompanied child migration often results in hazardous child labour and leads to several disproportionate risks. 1 Maioli SC Bhabha J Wickramage K et al. International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021; 5: 882-895 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (23) Google Scholar