This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

Indicator number

8.7.1

Target name

Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

Target number

8.7

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

2

UN custodian agency

ILO,UNICEF

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