World Day 2019: News and events
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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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Video
World Day Against Child Labour sheds light on working children in Jordan’s agricultural sector
13 June 2019
This year’s celebration of World Day Against Child Labour promotes the theme, “Children Should Work on their Dreams, not in the Fields!” Child Labour is a key concern in Jordan’s agricultural sector, where 82 per cent of farmers recently surveyed by the ILO indicated that children under the age of 15 were working in their operation.
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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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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.
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Statement
FAO Director-General video message for the World Day Against Child Labour 2019
12 June 2019
FAO Director-General, Mr José Graziano da Silva, speaks of child labour on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour.
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Statement
European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development video message for the World Day Against Child Labour 2019
12 June 2019
Commissioner Mr Neven Mimica speaks of child labour on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour.