Intersections | Winter 2015
“ child born to
A
a literate mother
is 50% more
likely to survive
past the age of
five years.”
Column | 7
Child labor and slavery pose a substantial
impediment to achieving EFA. Children
of education and poverty alleviation.
Focusing on these hard-to-reach children
cannot attend school while they continue
to work. Even when some children attend
school and combine it with work, many
learn very little and drop out early, leading
to an intergenerational cycle of poverty at
the household level.
is a priority and matter of urgency.
Recent statistics illustrate a slower
pace of reduction in child labor,
which is unacceptable, especially for
the interlinked development goals
This will require innovative and bold
steps, as well as new and strengthened
partnerships between and among
governments, civil society, businesses
and others. Lastly, what is most needed
is genuine and reinvigorated political
will with a sense of urgency and
ownership in the spirit of ensuring
justice to all children.