Eradicating Child Labor: Sustainable Development Goal 8
Child Labor is a global issue and requires substantial efforts to eradicate the issue. There have been efforts to reduce Child Labor. Education is an effective strategy to address child labor. Making school universal has gone hand-in-hand with reductions in child labor worldwide. Policymakers need to strengthen both access to, and quality of, elementary and secondary education. Education solves the issue of child labor, by channeling the interests of children in their careers. Another solution to reduce Child Labor is to educate child laborer’s parents. Awareness drives have motivated many parents to invest in their children’s education, but there are still some who prioritize money over education.