Who Has Lowest Child Labour Rate in Africa?

Child Labourer

Morocco

That's right, the coastal monarchy has the lowest percentage of child labour in all of Africa. In 2000, Morocco was estimated to have a child labour rate of 9.3% --which is still on the low end for Africa. The average rate of child labour in Africa, in 2000, was 24.7%.

However, after many successful reforms and policy implementations, the kingdom now has a child labour rate of 1.8%! Making Morocco the country with the lowest rate of child labour in the entire continent of Africa.


The African country with the most child labour is Zambia, where 43% of children under the age of 16 are forced to work. Mostly in mines where they are used to dig tunnels (similar to Gaza) or as prostitutes (also similar to Gaza), whereas in Morocco child labour is mostly for domestic servitude.

Algeria, Morocco's closest friend and closest enemy, has a child labour percentage of 4.7%.

Child labour is an international problem, and now that levels of child labour are so low in Morocco, the government can agree that it's a problem and not just a cultural matter that statisticians can understand.

Children and their labour has been used throughout history in agricultural and domestic capacities. Child labour should not be confused entirely with slavery, slavery entails no pay and forced labour but while most child labour is forced it usually involves a certain degree of compensation.

Morocco is modernizing and advancing so fast towards first world status, the UN might start threatening rights violations!