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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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World Day Against Child Labour 2019 - Thematic Forum during the 108th (Centenary) Session of the ILC

14 June 2019

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 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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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.

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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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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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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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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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.