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CHILD labour is more pronounced in the informal sector compared to the formal sector. In Pakistan, over 12 million children are engaged in labour as cited in an HRCP report. Most of the children, especially girls, are employed by households for domestic work on a part-time or live-in basis. ILO estimates that around 8.5m people, predominantly women and children, work as domestic workers. Although Article 11 of the Constitution prohibits slavery and forced labour and engaging children under 14 years in “hazardous labour”, child domestic labour is rampant. ILO estimates that over 264,000 children across Pakistan are employed as domestic workers.