Statistics on Working Children and Education Children Age Percent

In 2011, Guatemala made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government established inter-agency committees for the eradication of child labor in every department of the country, with the aim of identifying and reducing child labor at the municipal level. In early 2012, the Government announced new, large-scale anti-poverty and education programs, which will assist children vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor. Despite these efforts, some provisions in the Labor Code allow exceptions to the minimum age for work and are inconsistent with international standards. Inspections are insufficient in number and underfunded relative to the scope of the problem. Children continue to engage in the worst forms of child labor, especially in hazardous activities in agriculture and manufacturing