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Costa Rica

SDG indicator 8.7.1 Proportion of children engaged in economic activity
With household chores - age 5-17 (2018) Without household chores - age 5-17 (2018)
Total 3.4 % 3.8 %
Female 2.7 % 3.2 %
Male 4 % 4.3 %
SDG indicator 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20 - 24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
2.00%
Before age 15 (2018)
17.10%
Before age 18 (2018)
Latest ratifications - View all
C138
11 Jun 1976
Ratified
C182
10 Sep 2001
Ratified
P029
16 Nov 2020
Ratified
SDG indicator 16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population
2007
2008
0.22
2009
1.8
2010
2011
0.46
2012
0.61
2013
0.1
2014
2015
0.1
2016
1.2
2017
0.42
2018
1.22
2019
1
2020
2021
SDG indicator 16.2.2 Number of victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude and slavery, per 100,000 population
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
0.1
2013
2014
2015
2016
0.18
2017
0.14
2018
0.2
2019
0.25
2020
2021
Source: ILO Normlex

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International Instruments

Area Ilo Instrument Status Ratification date CEACR comments
Child Labour
C138
Ratification of C138 - Minimum Age Convention (1973)
In Force 11 Jun 1976
Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
C182
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999)
In Force 10 Sep 2001
Child Labour, Modern Slavery
C029
Forced Labour Convention (1930)
In Force 02 Jun 1960
Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
P029
Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention (1930)
In Force 16 Nov 2020
Forced Labour, Modern Slavery
C105
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957)
In Force 04 May 1959
Freedom of Association
C087
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948)
In Force 02 Jun 1960
Freedom of Association
C098
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949)
In Force 02 Jun 1960
Discrimination
C100
Equal Remuneration Convention (1951)
In Force 02 Jun 1960
Discrimination
C111
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958)
In Force 01 Mar 1962
RESOURCES
Hoja de Ruta Trabajo infantil Costa Rica 2021 2025
Hoja de Ruta - Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Progress Report Costa Rica