News
2019
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Press release
Let them fly, don’t clip their wings !
26 November 2019
Ridma Weerawardena is the latest musician from around the world to join the ILO’s Global Music Against Child Labour Initiative. The song is his contribution to the global and Sri Lankan fight to end child labour
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Child Labour
Child labour and human trafficking remain important concerns in global supply chains
12 November 2019
New estimates of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains are revealed in a report compiled by the ILO, OECD, IOM and UNICEF – members of the Alliance 8.7 partnership on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking.
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Publication
Rapid Assessment on Child Domestic Work in Myanmar
25 October 2019
Rapid Assessment on Child Domestic Work in Myanmar
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ILO 100
Timor-Leste moves forward to reach a future without child labour
10 October 2019
The Government of Timor-Leste has launched the first child labour survey and the series of labour force survey, supported by the ILO, to eradicate child labour in all its forms and promote decent work for all.
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ILO 100
Timor-Leste launches its first National Child Labour Survey Report and Mini Labour Force Survey Report 2016
07 October 2019
The Government of Timor-Leste has taken an important step in its effort to eradicate child labour in all its forms, particularly the worst forms of child labour .
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Child Labour
2021 declared International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
26 July 2019
The UN General Assembly has urged the international community to step up efforts to eradicate forced labour and child labour, and declared 2021 as the Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
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UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Accelerating action to end forced labour, human trafficking, modern slavery and child labour; experiences from Alliance 8.7 pathfinder countries
22 July 2019
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News update
Launch of a Girl Guide Badge on Preventing Child Labour
19 June 2019
Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA), in partnership with the ILO in Sri Lanka and Maldives, launched a new badge on preventing Child Labour to mark World Day Against Child Labour last week.
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Geneva Thematic Forum
World Day Against Child Labour 2019 - Thematic Forum during the 108th (Centenary) Session of the ILC
14 June 2019
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Day 4: 108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
Forum calls for stepped-up action to end child labour
13 June 2019
The struggle against child labour was the focus of a wide-ranging debate at the International Labour Organization’s annual conference, which this year marks the ILO’s Centenary.