The Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations received a total of 182 child labour cases from 2011 to 2016.
Acting Permanent Secretary, Osea Cawaru says this was done with the assistance of the International Labour Organisation TACKLE Project.
Cawaru says they have referred these children to return to schools with a few of them enrolled into the technical and vocational training.
He says the reduction of child labour cases from 2011 to date is an indicator that Government's historic free education initiative and social protection plans with reforms implemented are effective and has greatly benefitted all Fijians especially children.
He urges all parents and guardians to take advantage of the free education initiative and ensure that we all work together to eradicate child labour in our society.
