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Pakistan
Bonded labor is the defining feature here — about 70% of brick kiln laborers are children, often trapped in generational debt cycles. The 1992 Bonded Labour System Abolition Act exists on paper, but enforcement is weak.
11%
Children working
ILO / UNICEF
72%
School attendance rate
World Bank
Above median
Vs. the 6-country study
Gupta, IJARESM 2025
Where children work
Agriculture, carpet weaving, brick kilns, domestic work, manufacturing