8.6% of Ecuadorian children between ages 5-17, approximately 360,000, worked in 2012 according to a national survey, with many starting as young as age 5 and working 14 hours per week. The provinces of Cotopaxi, Bolívar, and Chimborazo had the highest rates of child labor. The goal is to prevent dangerous child labor through policies and programs that uphold children's rights to education and happiness.

1. CHILD LABOR IN ECUADOR

2. At the end of 2012, the National Institute of Statistics
and Censos INEC conducted a specialized survey on
child labor at the national level.
- Which amounts to approximately 360,000 of children and
teenagers.
The first results indicate that for that year 8.6% of children
and teenagers between 5 and 17 years old worked.

3. Children in Ecuador usually start working at the age of
5 years. They work 14 hours a week.
These are the 3 provinces with the
highest incidence of child labor.
Cotopaxi Bolívar Chimborazo

4. The goal to prevent this is reduce and prevent dangerous child
labor, through an articulated set of policies, programs and
actions.
All the children of the world have the right to an
education and, above all, to be happy.