Child Labourers

- 246 million children are child labourers
- 73 million working children are less than 10 years old
- Each year, 22000 children die in work-related accidents
- The largest number of working children –127 million – age 14 and under are in the
Asia-Pacific region
- 8.4 million children are trapped in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage, prostitution and pornography
- Most children work in the informal sector without legal or regulatory protection
- No country is immune: There are 2.5 million working children in the developed economies, and another 2.5 million in transition economies
(Source: www.ilo.org)

Fair Trade for Kids

The Fairtrade standard ensures that producers meet certain social, economic and environmental criteria. These include ensuring that all workers in the supply chain receive at least the national minimum wage; that there is no child labour involved in production; that the health and safety of workers is safeguarded.

Fair Trade for Babies

Gorgeous baby outfits in soft safe organic cotton - free of allergy-causing toxic pesticides and insecticides. Say NO to pesticides that poison three million people every year, and help make trade fairer at the same time.