A likely increase in child labour and their vulnerable situation is expected due to the Covid-19 crisis

On the occasion of Children’s day, the Cape Verdeans institutions talk about the predictable increase in child labor as well as their vulnerable situation due to the Covid-19 Crisis. The president of an institution called “Associação das Crianças Desfavorecidas (ACRIDES)”, Lourença Tavares, mentioned that due to the crisis, many children are not going to schools and with the combination of the increase in poverty, the country may face a delicate situation. Tavares affirms the necessity of bringing children to the center of local and national actions to reduce the consequences of the crisis on children.