June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour, and the message of ending child exploitation is never more pressing. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a rise in the number of child laborers Latin America. The UN has also estimated that impacts of COVID-19 could cause an additional 300,000 Latin American children to seek jobs. There are already 10.5 million children who are child laborers.

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