Sub-Saharan Africa

Meaningful Efforts:
- Passed laws to increase penalties for perpetrators of the worst forms of child labor.
- Drastically increased the number of labor inspectors and inspections conducted.
Challenges and Existing Gaps:
- Many governments rely on paper-based systems rather than a digital system to track labor inspections.
- Governments continued to exploit children, including recruiting them into armed conflict and supporting armed groups that use child soldiers.