The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that Tanzania’s agricultural and fishing sectors continue to employ large numbers of children aged five to 17, reports the East African.
Almost three in 10 Tanzanian children are currently engaged in child labor caused by increasing levels of poverty, said ILO’s director for East Africa, Wellington Chibebe.
The agricultural and fishing sectors constitute an estimated 92% of all children engaged in hazardous economic activities, especially in rural communities.
“The latest statistics show that the problem is exacerbated by sheer poverty stricken circumstances at most family levels in local communities, an ILO report reads, noting that most children are forced to take up farming, fishing and other petty business activities just to help sustain their families including parents and siblings.
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