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Young carers in Japan: an unrecognised form of child labour?
Hajime Takeuchi ·
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) revised the definition of child labour, including housework, by more than 21 hours per week in 2020; children under 15 years are essentially ‘unpaid domestic labourers’, which could be classified as child labour. 1 According to this definition, young carers are unpaid workers who provide both instrumental (housework, financial management, etc) and emotional support to their families who require assistance in daily living.