Over 1,800 children employed in Maldives

Information published by National Bureau of Statistics show that there are 1,878 children aged between 15-17 years working in the country – making up for 1.29 percent of total working population of the country.

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The most number of children who are employed belong to H. A. Atoll – 35 percent of whom are working while studying.

The second highest number of working children come from H. Dh. Atoll, followed by the capital – Male’.

30.7 percent of the children are employed in trade and mechanical workshops. And 19.2 percent in agriculture and fishing industry.

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15.0 percent of the children are employed in different jobs in education sector.