There are 1 Million Child Workers in Indonesia in 2023: This is Their Age Range

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Nabilah Muhamad 06/05/2024 13:08 WIB

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BPS recorded 1.01 million child workers in Indonesia in 2023, the majority of whom were aged 5-12 years.

Number of Child Workers in Indonesia by Age Group (2023)

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Number of Child Workers in Indonesia by Age Group (2023)

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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that there were approximately 1.01 million child workers in Indonesia in 2023. This represents 1.72% of the total number of children aged 5-17 years nationwide.

"This means that in 2023, one to two out of every 100 Indonesian children aged 5-17 years were child laborers," wrote the BPS in its report, *Decent Work Indicators in Indonesia 2023*.

In 2023, the number of Indonesian child workers aged 5-12 years reached 539,224, representing 1.52% of the total population of that age group. There were 162,276 child workers aged 13-14 years (1.87% of the total population of that age group), and 305,593 child workers aged 15-17 years (2.13% of the total population of that age group).

BPS defines child labor based on Law Number 13/2003 concerning Manpower, with the following provisions:

* Children aged 5-12 years who work regardless of their working hours;
* Children aged 13-14 years who work more than 15 hours per week; and
* Children aged 15-17 years who work more than 40 hours per week.

BPS also noted that in 2023, the majority, or 676,156, of child workers aged 5-17 years were still attending school. A further 318,948 were no longer attending school, and 11,989 had never attended school.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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