Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Malawi

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Malawi
2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2022, Malawi made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Criminal law enforcement officials increased the number of convictions related to the worst forms of child labor and participated in ten trainings on laws protecting children from child labor. In addition, Malawi's Ministry of Labor began piloting a child labor monitoring system to enhance data collection, identification of working children through school attendance data, and improve coordination within the tobacco sector. However, children in Malawi are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including forced labor in the farming of tobacco and in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking. Despite its legal abolition, many families are still working under the tenancy system, which frequently leads to these families and their children falling into situations of debt bondage. In addition, minimum age protections do not cover children working in domestic households or non-commercial farms.

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