Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Chile

Chile
2023 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Significant Advancement

In 2023, Chile made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Chile assumed the role of Chair in the Global Coordinating Group of Alliance 8.7, providing leadership in international action towards a future without child labor and human trafficking. Chile and Argentina established a binational Child Labor Commission to exchange good practices and policies on the eradication of child labor and the protection of adolescent workers. The government conducted a National Survey of Activities of Children and Adolescents, which will result in new data to adjust programs and efforts to address child labor. In addition, the government increased its number of labor inspectors from 350 in 2022 to 481 in 2023 and conducted 10.3 percent more inspections than in the previous year. Moreover, the Ministry of Education updated an education policy to secure the right to education and inclusion for foreign children living in Chile. However, despite these efforts, human resources for the labor inspectorate were still not sufficient to fully cover a workforce of 9.6 million people, and carry out inspections covering sectors of the economy beyond agriculture. Social programs are also needed to prevent the engagement of migrant and indigenous youth in child labor.

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