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Child labour is universally condemned by international bodies, including United Nations agencies, and has been deemed as a violation of human rights in various conventions over the years.
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Ballet, J., Bhukuth, A. (2019). Introduction: From Child Labour to Child Exploitation. In: Ballet, J., Bhukuth, A. (eds) Child Exploitation in the Global South. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91177-9_1
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