World Day Against Child Labour

High-level event: “Act Now, End Child Labour!”

Join us for a high-level virtual side event during the International Labour Conference on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour.


This year, the World Day Against Child Labour will be marked by a high-level virtual side event, organized jointly with UNICEF, during the International Labour Conference (ILC). The first part of the event will focus on a conversation on the newly released ILO-UNICEF global estimates and trends on child labour.

This will be followed by an interactive discussion between high-level speakers and youth advocates on paving the way to 2025, highlighting efforts made to implement International Year “2021 Action Pledges.” The event will end with the announcement of the winners of the Music Against Child Labour competition by the celebrity jury.

Follow the event live

No registration required, the event will be interpreted in English, French and Spanish.
Watch the event live here as of 14:30 CEST (Geneva time)

Agenda

Moderated by Ms Femi Oke (Co-Founder, Moderate the Panel)

Segment 1: New global estimates and trends on child labour, 2016-2020

This segment will focus on a discussion around the new global estimates and trends on child labour, beginning with opening remarks on the key findings by the ILO Director-General and the UNICEF Executive Director.

Followed by a discussion with:

Segment 2: Rising to the challenge, the International Year and the path ahead

This segment will focus on the path towards the V Global Conference on Child Labour (2022) and the 2025 SDG goal to end child labour in all its forms. In the context of the International Year, speakers will be invited to highlight action taken in implementing their “2021 Action Pledges.

Followed by a discussion with:
  • Ms Gisèle Ranampy, Minister of Labour, Employment, Public Services and Social Legislation, Madagascar, (with a question addressed by Mr Raphael Dennis, UNICEF youth advocate, Tanzania).
  • Mr Martyn Coffey, Chief Executive, Marshalls plc (with a question addressed by Mr Amar Lal, youth advocate, India)
  • Ms Susana Beatriz Santomingo, International Affairs Advisor, General Confederation of Labour (CGT), Argentina, (with a question addressed by Ms Andrea Valle Villegas, youth advocate, Peru)
  • Ms Anousheh Karvar, Chair of Alliance 8.7 (with a question addressed by Ms Rahaf Al-Khaled, Syrian youth advocate, Lebanon). Announcement of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge

Announcement of the winners of the Music Against Child Labour competition

The music competition’s celebrity jury will announce the competition winners, followed by performances by the winning artists.

Celebrity jury: