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

In 2014, Djibouti made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government drafted a National Action Plan on Human Trafficking and a Strategic Education Plan. With support from multilateral organizations, the Government continued to provide social services to children at risk of child labor, including migrants. However, children in Djibouti are engaged in child labor, including in street work and in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation. Significant gaps remain in the legal framework on child labor. Neither law enforcement efforts nor programs to assist working children are adequate. I. PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD LABOR Children in Djibouti are engaged in child labor, including in street work. Children are also engaged in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation.(1) Table 1 provides key indicators on children’s work and education in Djibouti