Over 115 million of the world's children and young teenagers, or more than 7 per cent of the total, are engaged in dangerous and life-threatening jobs. International Labour Organisation said, the industries involved ranged from mining and metalworking through farming and shoe-making to flower-growing and the banana industry. A UN investigator said, child labour was in great demand by employers because it was cheap and because children are naturally more docile, easier to discipline than adults, and too frightened to complain. The statement and the report were issued to mark United Nations World Day against Child Labour, which falls on June 12. The ILO, which defines children as anyone up to the age of 18, said the total number of young people in hazardous jobs was well over half of those known to be working – the overwhelming majority in Africa, Asia and Latin America.