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Programme to end child labour launched

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambia has launched a programme to try and end child labour, Zambian news reports said on Wednesday.

    According to the reports, a 1999 government study found that a total of 563,044 children were employed on a fulltime and part-time basis. The study said that about 40 percent of working children had never attended school, while the rest had limited schooling. The study also found that child labour in Zambia ranged from domestic chores to prostitution.

    Meanwhile, UNICEF and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said they would provide aid to Zambia to assist in its efforts to end child labour. UNICEF said it will contribute about US $17,000 while the ILO would give US $300,000.

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