There are 168 million children in the global workforce today; 85 million work in hazardous conditions. These children are working in a wide range of sectors, primarily in the agriculture and industrial sectors, including manufacturing, construction and mining. This work is harmful for their development and their future, and we may unintentionally be supporting this exploitation through the products we buy. Global Citizens do not want to contribute to this problem; we want to be part of the solution.

I am asking the Canadian government to work with Canadian companies to help me access information about what companies are doing to identify, address and prevent child labour in their supply chains.