News
2019
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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.
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World Day Against Child Labour
Jordanian youth highlight plight of working children through artistic performances
13 June 2019
The performances were part of an event marking this year’s World Day Against Child Labour.
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108th International Labour Conference - Thematic Forum
We must work together and scale up our action to end child labour
13 June 2019
ILO Director-General’s opening address to the first Thematic Forum held at the 108th International Labour Conference.
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2019 World Day Against Child Labour
Zambian Children Call for a Stop to Child Labour
13 June 2019
The 2019 World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) was commemorated under the theme: ‘Children should not work in the fields, but on dreams’. In Zambia, multitudes of youths assembled at Lusaka’s Olympic Youth Development Centre to mark the day.
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Blog
Dreams of Gold
12 June 2019
Creating a virtual reality film of child gold miners in Ghana exposed cameraman Damien Riunaud to the realities of this brutal, dangerous work, and the importance of the ILO’s campaign to end it.
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News
Inclusive quality public education crucial in ending child labour
12 June 2019
On the occasion of the 2019 World Day against Child Labour on 12 June, Education International General Secretary David Edwards has emphasised that “inclusive quality public education is the key to eradicating child labour”. Around the world, education unions play a crucial role in accomplishing that goal.