Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Bolivia

Brazil Nuts/Chestnuts
Brazil Nuts/Chestnuts
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Bricks
Bricks
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Cattle
Cattle
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Corn
Corn
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Gold
Gold
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Peanuts
Peanuts
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Silver
Silver
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Sugarcane
Sugarcane
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Tin
Tin
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Zinc
Zinc
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Bolivia
2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Minimal Advancement

In 2021, Bolivia made minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government passed a decree giving migrants the ability to normalize their status without paying fines, helping enroll more children in school. However, children in Bolivia are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking, and mining. Children also perform dangerous tasks in agriculture, including in the production and harvesting of Brazil nuts. Although Bolivian law requires that apprentices attend school, it does not set a minimum age for participation in apprenticeships. In addition, Article 1 of Supreme Decree No. 1875 sets the minimum age for compulsory military service at 17, which does not comply with international standards. The government also did not publicly release information on its criminal law enforcement efforts.

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