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Indonesia sees increase in child marriages due to poverty, school closures

2020-09-02 1 Dailymotion

Indonesia, which has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world according to UNICEF, last year raised the legal age for wedlock in a bid to tackle the problem. <br /><br />Despite the reform, many are still being forced into marriage by desperate families in poverty. <br /><br />Indonesia's family planning agency has warned the nation, already home to 270 million people, could see a huge baby boom early next year due to school closures and dwindling access to contraception.<br /><br />––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––<br />Leave a like to support us! Subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon to be the first to watch our videos on YouTube.<br /><br />––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––<br />Your contribution matters, support us https://paypal.me/themalaysianinsight<br />Donate to us to show your support and help us sustain as an independent online news portal that delivers breaking news.<br /><br />Telegram https://t.me/msianinsight<br />Website https://bit.ly/3dZcCCa<br />YouTube https://bit.ly/2MUpI8c<br />Twitter https://bit.ly/2zrbJ6r<br />Flickr https://bit.ly/2YtNa1f<br />Facebook https://bit.ly/3cXYYhi<br />Instagram https://bit.ly/3hjIBiG

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