Child marriage
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Child marriage and forced marriage
Marriage involving children under 18-years-old is still an accepted practice in many societies. UNICEF estimate that about a fifth of young women worldwide were married before their 18th birthday. Although boys can be affected by the practice, it is mostly girls who suffer slavery as a consequence of child marriage.
Not every marriage involving under-18s will amount to slavery, especially those between couples aged 16 to 18. But in many cases, child marriag...
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