Sadly, child labor is a very real global issue that’s hindering life and positive outcomes for so many children around the world. The International Labor Organization estimates that of the 152 million child laborers in 2016, 73 million of those were in hazardous work that dangerously impacted their mental and physical development. That number has continued to increase. In Ecuador, child labor prevalence increased by ⅓ and in Brazil it increased by 26% just between May and July 2020 in households assisted by UNICEF. Child labor is much more than just day-to-day work or chores. The ILO describes these actions as actual labor, often conducted under the minimum working age, that is directly depriving boys and girls of their childhood and keeping them from gaining an education—and in many ways, it is stripping children of their dignity, personal freedoms, and safety. The Dressember Network is committed to restoring dignity to children through prevention and intervention work around the gl...