The targets are set deliberately too high for only the adults to achieve. Children work or the family does not survive. Needless to say, in the countries where child labour is prominent, there are no social security payments. Child labour is not a choice of children or of their families. It is a cruel necessity.
Child labour exists even though it is illegal in almost all of the countries where it is prevalent.
For example, there are more than 100 million child labourers in India alone, a country that has declared child labour to be illegal and has ratified the United Nations Conventions outlawing child labour. Real and committed efforts need to be made by governments in those countries where child labour exists. In addition, those of us who live in countries where child labour is not a problem have an obligation to assist with solutions. There have been many attempts over a long period of time to address child labour. Some of these have been marginally effective, but all too often they have been too short term or too focussed on government and policy without a real and practical application.