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Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of child labour worldwide

Majority of world’s child workers employed in agriculture, says UN agency

14 September 2006
Agricultural work accounts for some 70 per cent of child labour worldwide, forcing children to work long hours, operate dangerous machinery, and carry loads that are too heavy for their growing bodies, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
FBC President Joan Laporta hands Ann M. Veneman the new jersey

UNICEF, Futbol Club Barcelona kick off partnership for kids in developing world

8 September 2006
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), FC Barcelona and its foundation Fundació Futbol Club Barcelona have announced a public alliance and kicked off a five year global partnership to extend the work of the club and benefit orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.