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Bangladesh

Labor law bans hazardous work under 18, but doesn't fully cover the informal sector where most child workers are. The ready-made garment industry (80%+ of exports) has reduced child labor under international pressure, while small subcontracted workshops largely evade inspection.

4.4%

Children working

ILO / UNICEF

86%

School attendance rate

World Bank

Below median

Vs. the 6-country study

Gupta, IJARESM 2025

Where children work

Garment factories, brick kilns, shrimp processing, agriculture, domestic work

Other countries in the study