Tuesday, June 12 has been designated World Day Against Child Labor by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The day aims to serve as a catalyst for the growing worldwide movement against child labor.
According to figures cited by the ILO, the most recent estimates suggest 127 million boys and 88 million girls are involved in child labor with 74 million boys and 41 million girls in the worst forms.
NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel traveled 120 feet underground into a Malian artisanal gold mine. The primitive gold pits are using child labor and a dangerous process involving mercury to find the precious metal that may end up in jewelry worn by Americans and people throughout the world.
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