Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Liberia

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Liberia
2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2021, Liberia made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During the reporting period, the government ratified the International Labor Organization Convention No. 138: Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment and passed amendments to the 2005 Anti-Human Trafficking Law that remove the requirement of force, fraud, or coercion in child sex trafficking cases. In addition, it removed 38 children from situations of labor exploitation or endangerment and referred them to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for social services or placement in shelters. However, children in Liberia are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in forced domestic work. Children also perform dangerous tasks in the production of rubber and the mining of gold and diamonds. Liberia has yet to accede to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child's Optional Protocol on Armed Conflict or the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography. Moreover, social programs are not sufficient to address the scope of the problem in the country.

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