Josiah Kaplan (@josiah_kaplan) 's Twitter Profile
Josiah Kaplan

@josiah_kaplan

Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Innocenti. Views my own.

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From Guardian: massive rise in Indian child labour linked to COVID-19- "In the space of seven months, the country has been set back decades in the fight against child labour, child trafficking and child marriage" theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…

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New study shows importance of child labour through gender lens: married before 18, Maheswari and Kavita are working in sugarcane fields of Mandya, Karnataka. "An 80% chance" their children will also never go to school, and end up in labour market. #WDACL counterview.org/2020/10/26/chi…

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"Children in the poorest countries have lost nearly four months of schooling since start of pandemic". New UN/WB report shows the devesting impact of #COVID19 on children's education: unicef-irc.org/article/2063-c… UNICEF Innocenti

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Experts say that the health indicators of labour markets, such as earnings and unemployment, are closely tied to levels of hunger econ.st/3caK5uK

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Essential to listen to young people themselves in understanding COVID's impact on their lives - ‘Our interests as a group, our wishes and needs, did not count.': theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 9 million additional children are at risk of being pushed into child labour by the end of 2022. We must redouble our efforts in the global fight to #EndChildLabour. More in our new report with International Labour Organization. 👇

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12-year-old Mohammad works as a luggage carrier at a railway station in Bangladesh. Worldwide, the number of children in child labour has risen to 160M– an increase of 8.4M children in the last four years – with millions more at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. #EndChildLabour

12-year-old Mohammad works as a luggage carrier at a railway station in Bangladesh.

Worldwide, the number of children in child labour has risen to 160M– an increase of 8.4M children in the last four years – with millions more at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. #EndChildLabour
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Upsetting to learn global progress against #childlabour has stalled for first time since 2000. We need to do better. At Unicef Innocenti, we study how #socialprotection and #education policies can contribute to ending child labour. Follow our research at: unicef-irc.org/research/child…

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New ILO-UNICEF estimates show that out-of-school children are at particular risk of child labour. At Unicef Innocenti we study how #education policies can contribute to ending child labour in South Asia. Follow our research at: (unicef-irc.org/research/child…) #EndChildLabour2021

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New ILO-UNICEF stats show Sub-Saharan Africa has seen biggest rise in child labour, by 16 million, even before COVID. At Unicef Innocenti we study how #socialprotection policies can contribute to ending child labour in Africa. Follow our research at: unicef-irc.org/research/child…

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An excellent new resource on children and labour migration from legal scholar Rasika Jayasuriya - highly recommended! routledge.com/Children-Human…

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If you work in #migration, check out #LancetMigration European Hub - a new research platform for health-related migration issues: migrationhealth.org/regional-hubs/… As an Advisory Group member, I discovered exciting research initiatives and opportunities for collaboration. Lancet Migration: global collaboration