15.5 million child domestic workers in the world

At least 15.5 million children (age 5 to 17) were engaged in domestic work in 2008. This represents almost 5 per cent of all economically active children in this age group. The number of girls in domestic work far outnumbers that of boys. Asia, Africa and Latin America are the regions most affected by this problem. This ILO document presents the problem, causes and hazards of child domestic labor, and the Convention and Recommendation adopted to fight against this phenomenon.