Table 1. Statistics on Children’s Work and Education Children Age Percent

In 2013, Armenia made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government adopted a National Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons for years 2013–2015, which seeks to improve victim identification, including for child laborers, and to conduct surveys on working children. The Government is participating in a project to collect original data and analyze child labor in the country. However, although the extent of the problem is unknown, children continue to engage in child labor in the services sector. The Government lacks a mechanism to coordinate its child labor efforts. Likewise, there are gaps in programs to protect children from exploitative labor. I. PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD LABOR Limited evidence suggests that children in Armenia are engaged in child labor in the services sector.(1, 2) Table 1 provides key indicators on children’s work and education in Armenia