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Children in employment, wage workers

Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.

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Latest, 201523.78%of children in employment, ages 7-14Annual release · Not updated
vs 2014−5.4 pp29.17%
High since 200629.17% of children in employment, ages 7-142014 · World Bank
Low since 200615.67% of children in employment, ages 7-142012 · World Bank

Over time

2006 - 2015

Recent years

  1. 201523.78% of children in employment, ages 7-14−5.4 pp
  2. 201429.17% of children in employment, ages 7-14+13.5 pp
  3. 201215.67% of children in employment, ages 7-14−3.2 pp
  4. 200618.83% of children in employment, ages 7-14