A Closer Look at Child Labour in Timor-Leste—Challenges and Progress Towards Ending the Practice

Eight-year-old Ano from Dili in Timor-Leste, spends close to nine hours daily selling popcorn and other snacks in town. The money from these sales helps supplement the income for his family of seven. @UNICEF Timor-Leste/2024/DMonemnasi
Abutu is the third child in a family of five, living in Dili. Every day after school, Abutu joins his mother by the beach in Dili to sell. @UNICEF Timor-Leste/2024/DMonemnasi
Ainhoa Jaureguibeitia

Thankfully, the Government of Timor-Leste, United Nations agencies and civil society organizations all acknowledge the scope of child labour and its deep-rooted causes. This means that there is a great opportunity for different institutions in Timor-Leste to work together towards change.

Valuing Data Enrichment Workers: The Case for a Human-Centric Approach to AI Development

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Visitors interacting with Ameca the robot at the AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva, Switzerland, UN Photo / Elma Okic
Sonam Jindal

Through action or inaction, it is people, not machines, who will determine what tomorrow’s society will look like.